Assessment and periodic monitoring of residents
El Paso City Code § 5.07.110
in effect5.07.110 - Assessment and periodic monitoring of residents
A. Owners/operators of a boarding home facility or their designee will complete and document an annual assessment and conduct periodic monitoring to ensure that a resident is capable of self-administering medication and completing basic elements of personal care as listed in subsection B. and C. The assessment will be used as a tool to determine if the needs of the resident can be addressed in a boarding home facility or if the resident needs personal care services and/or medication administration that cannot be provided by the boarding home facility.
B. Elements of the self-administration of medication to be assessed by the boarding home facility owner/operator or designee include the ability to perform each of the following tasks with little assistance:
1. Identifying the name of the medication;
2. Providing a reason for the medication (the owner/operator cannot force the resident to disclose a health condition that is the basis for the medication if the resident refuses);
3. Distinguishing color or shape;
4. Preparing correct number of pills (dosage);
5. Confirming the time to take medication(s); and
6. Reading labels.
C. Elements of personal care to be assessed by the boarding home facility owner/operator include the resident's ability to:
1. Eat independently;
2. Bathe without assistance;
3. Dress without assistance; and
4. Move and transfer independently.
D. As a result of an assessment, if an owner/operator finds that a resident is in a state of possible self-neglect due to no longer being able to perform basic elements of personal care as listed in subsection C. and believes that a higher level of care is needed, the owner/operator is responsible for the following:
1. Contacting the department of family and protective services by phoning the statewide intake division at 1-800-252-5400;
2. Notifying the resident's guardian or legally authorized representative; and
3. Contacting the appropriate health or human services authority to advise that the resident requires services beyond what can be provided by the boarding home facility.
E. A state of self-neglect does not exist if the resident receives outside professional services that meet the resident's need for personal care or self-administration of medication. In these cases, the resident can remain in the room and board facility provided that all needs for personal care and self-administration of medication are met.
(Ord. No. 17691, § 1, 12-6-2011, eff. 2-29-2012)
Source: City of El Paso, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/el_paso/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT5BULIPERE_CH5.07BOHOFA_5.07.110ASPEMOREFetched: 10/28/2026