Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 260.003. Model Standards

(1) the construction or remodeling of a boarding home facility, including plumbing, heating, lighting, ventilation, and other housing conditions, to ensure the residents' health, safety, comfort, and protection from fire hazard;

(2) sanitary and related conditions in a boarding home facility and its surroundings, including insect and rodent control, water supply, sewage disposal, food handling, and general hygiene to ensure the residents' health, safety, and comfort;

(3) the reporting and investigation of injuries, incidents, and unusual accidents and the establishment of other policies and procedures necessary to ensure resident health and safety;

(4) assistance with self-administering medication;

(5) requirements for in-service education of the facility's staff;

(6) criminal history record checks;  and

(7) assessment and periodic monitoring to ensure that a resident: