By: Spiller, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Perry) H.B. No. 3961          (In the Senate - Received from the House April 28, 2021;   May 4, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on Health &   Human Services; May 17, 2021, reported adversely, with favorable   Committee Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 9, Nays 0;   May 17, 2021, sent to printer.)Click here to see the committee vote     COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 3961 By:  Perry     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 providing care to residents who   are assisted by 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)  Except as provided   by Subsection (b), 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:                (1)  information regarding the office's role as an   advocate for residents of long-term care facilities; and                (2)  the office's statewide toll-free telephone number.          (b)  A long-term care facility:                (1)  may comply with this section by posting the   required information on the Internet website of the facility's   parent company if the facility does not maintain a unique Internet   website; and                (2)  is not required to comply with this section if the   facility and any parent company do not maintain an Internet   website.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2022.     * * * * *