87R16916 SRA-D     By: Spiller, Frank, et al. H.B. No. 3961     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3961:     By:  Neave C.S.H.B. No. 3961       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to required posting of information regarding the office of   the state long-term care ombudsman on certain long-term care   facilities' Internet websites.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subtitle B, Title 4, Health and Safety Code, is   amended by adding Chapter 260C to read as follows:   CHAPTER 260C. POSTING OF OFFICE OF STATE LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN   INFORMATION BY CERTAIN FACILITIES          Sec. 260C.001.  DEFINITION. In this chapter, "long-term   care facility" means:                (1)  a nursing facility licensed under Chapter 242;                (2)  an assisted living facility licensed under Chapter   247; or                 (3)  any other facility under the jurisdiction of the   state long-term care ombudsman established under Subchapter F,   Chapter 101A, Human Resources Code.          Sec. 260C.002.  POSTING OF OFFICE OF STATE LONG-TERM CARE   OMBUDSMAN INFORMATION ON INTERNET WEBSITE.  A long-term care   facility shall post on the facility's Internet website information   about the office of the state long-term care ombudsman established   under Subchapter F, Chapter 101A, Human Resources Code, including   information regarding the office's:                (1)  role as an advocate for residents of long-term   care facilities; and                (2)  contact information.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.