Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 418.254 - Required Wellness CheckThe division shall collaborate with the persons authorized to access the emergency assistance registry under Section 418.253 and with applicable municipalities and counties to ensure that a wellness check is conducted on each medically fragile individual listed in the emergency assistance registry and located in an area that experiences an event described by Section 418.255 to ensure the individual has:
(1) continuity of care; and(2) the ability to continue using electrically powered medical equipment, if applicable.Tex. Gov't. Code § 418.254
Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 768,Sec. 24.002, eff. 9/1/2023.Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 768,Sec. 24.001, eff. 9/1/2023.Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (S.B. 968), Sec. 5, eff. 6/16/2021.