Section 161.353 - Fall Prevention Policy The department may develop recommendations to:
(1) raise public awareness about fall prevention;(2) educate older adults and individuals who provide care to older adults about best practices to reduce the incidence and risk of falls among older adults;(3) encourage state and local governments and the private sector to promote policies and programs that help reduce the incidence and risk of falls among older adults;(4) encourage area agencies on aging to include fall prevention education in their services;(5) develop a system for reporting falls to improve available information on falls; and(6) incorporate fall prevention guidelines into state and local planning documents that affect housing, transportation, parks, recreational facilities, and other public facilities.Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 161.353
Redesignated from Human Resources Code, Section 161.153 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91, Sec. 27.001(39), eff. 9/1/2011.Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 95, Sec. 1, eff. 5/23/2009.