89R13351 LRM-D     By: Turner H.B. No. 3865       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to advertising by residential facilities; authorizing a   civil penalty.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subtitle A, Title 9, Health and Safety Code, is   amended by adding Chapter 767A to read as follows:   CHAPTER 767A. RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES          Sec. 767A.001.  DEFINITION. In this chapter, "residential   facility" means a group home or other residential facility licensed   by or operated under the authority of the Health and Human Services   Commission, including a group home or facility licensed or operated   under a Medicaid waiver program authorized under Section 1915(c) of   the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1396n(c)), and that   provides community-based residential care services.          Sec. 767A.002.  RESIDENTIAL FACILITY ADVERTISEMENT   REGULATIONS. (a) A residential facility shall disclose in any   advertisement for the facility whether the residential facility   offers any health care services and, if so, accurately identify the   health care services the facility provides.          (b)  A residential facility that violates Subsection (a) is   liable for a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each   violation.          (c)  The attorney general may bring suit to recover the civil   penalty authorized by Subsection (b).          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.