(a) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules for implementing this chapter.
(b) The executive commissioner shall set standards for:
(1) the health and welfare of persons attending a facility;
(2) the eligibility of persons to attend a facility;
(3) the scope of services provided by a facility;
(4) adequate supervision for persons attending a facility;
(5) the professional staff and other personnel at a facility;
(6) adequate and healthful food service, where it may be offered;
(7) procedures for consultation with family members, case workers, or other persons responsible for the welfare of a person attending a facility; and
(8) prohibiting racial discrimination.
(c) The department may contract with a political subdivision or a person for transporting persons to a facility.
Official text of the Texas Human Resources Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.