Sec. 247.0459.  VIOLATION OF LAW RELATING TO ADVANCE DIRECTIVES.  (a)  The department shall assess an administrative penalty against an assisted living facility that violates Section 166.004.
(b)  A penalty assessed under this section shall be $500.
(c)  The penalty shall be assessed in accordance with department rules.  The rules must provide for notice and an opportunity for a hearing.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 450, Sec. 2.05, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Renumbered from Sec. 247.0455 and amended by by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.