Section 161.351 - Legislative Findings The legislature finds that:
(1) in 2008, 1.14 million older Texans were expected to sustain falls;(2) the risk factors associated with falling increase with age;(3) approximately 20 to 30 percent of older adults who fall suffer moderate to severe injuries, resulting in almost 80,000 hospitalizations annually and constituting 40 percent of all nursing facility placements;(4) according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Public Health Service, the total direct cost of all fall-related injuries in 2000 for people 65 years of age and older exceeded $19 billion nationwide; and(5) research shows that a well-designed fall prevention program that includes risk factor assessments, a focused physical activity program, and improvement of the home environment can reduce the incidence of falls by 30 to 50 percent.Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 161.351
Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1,Sec. 4.464, eff. 4/2/2015.Redesignated from Human Resources Code, Section 161.151 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.