H.B. No. 3560         AN ACT   relating to the licensing of mental hospitals and mental health   facilities and the definition of facility for the purposes of the   employee misconduct registry.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 253.001(4), Health and Safety Code, as   amended by Chapters 674 (H.B. 1009) and 887 (H.B. 4696), Acts of the   88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, is reenacted and amended   to read as follows:                (4)  "Facility" means:                      (A)  a nursing facility licensed by the   commission under Chapter 242;                      (B)  an intermediate care facility for   individuals with an intellectual disability licensed by the   commission under Chapter 252;                      (C)  an adult foster care provider that contracts   with the commission;                      (D)  a home and community support services agency   licensed by the commission under Chapter 142;                      (E)  a prescribed pediatric extended care center   licensed by the commission under Chapter 248A;                      (F)  an assisted living facility licensed by the   commission under Chapter 247;                      (F-1)  a facility licensed under Chapter 555;                      (F-2)  a facility licensed under Chapter 577;                      (G)  a day activity and health services facility   licensed by the commission under Chapter 103, Human Resources Code;                      (H)  a residential child-care facility as defined   by Section 42.002, Human Resources Code, at which an elderly person   or an adult with a disability resides or is in the facility's care;                      (I)  a provider who provides home and   community-based services under the home and community-based   services (HCS) waiver program or the Texas home living (TxHmL)   waiver program; or                      (J)  a facility that is exempt from licensure   under Section 252.003.          SECTION 2.  Section 577.004(d), Health and Safety Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (d)  The application must contain:                (1)  the name and location of the mental hospital or   mental health facility;                (2)  the name and address of the physician to be in   charge of the hospital care and treatment of the patients;                (3)  the names and addresses of the mental hospital   owners, including the officers, directors, and principal   stockholders if the owner is a corporation or other association, or   the names and addresses of the members of the board of trustees of   the community center or the directors of the entity designated by   the department to provide mental health services;                (4)  the bed capacity to be authorized by the license;                (5)  the number, duties, and qualifications of the   professional staff;                (6)  a description of the equipment and facilities of   the mental hospital or mental health facility; [and]                (7)  the name and address of the person responsible for   the daily operations of the mental hospital or mental health   facility; and                (8)  other information required by the department,   including affirmative evidence of ability to comply with the   department's rules and standards.          SECTION 3.  The Health and Human Services Commission is   required to implement a provision of this Act only if the   legislature appropriates money specifically for that purpose.  If   the legislature does not appropriate money for that purpose, the   commission may, but is not required to, implement a provision of   this Act using other money available for that purpose.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 3560 was passed by the House on May 6,   2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 148, Nays 0, 1 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 3560 was passed by the Senate on May   19, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 1.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor