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Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 161.353

FALL PREVENTION POLICY

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 95 (H.B. 703), Sec. 1, eff

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.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.