TX SB2562

Referral agencies that connect clients to assisted living facilities for a fee must provide a written disclosure statement before making referrals, informing clients of their right to stop using the agency's services, opt out of communications, and request the agency's privacy policy

Both the referral agency and client must sign and date the disclosure statement, and the agency must provide a copy to the assisted living facility on or before the client's admission date

Assisted living facilities cannot pay referral fees until they receive the signed disclosure statement, and must retain the document for one year after the client's admission

Referral agencies are prohibited from referring clients to more facilities than a "reasonable number" prescribed by the Health and Human Services Commission to prevent denying other agencies their referral fees

Violations of these regulations carry civil penalties of up to $1,000 per violation, with each day of a continuing violation counted as a separate offense, enforceable by the attorney general at the commission's request