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"(b) Procedure for obtaining waiver of residency restrictions. A registered sex <br />offender subject to the provisions of this Article may apply to the Chief of Police for <br />permission to establish a short -term or permanent residence in a long -term care <br />facility. The Chief of Police shall implement an application procedure which will <br />require that the applicant submit the following: <br />"(1) A completed application form verified by the applicant or by the <br />applicant's legal guardian or next of kin if the applicant is incapable of <br />verifying the application. <br />"(2) A statement by a physician licensed to practice medicine by the State <br />of Texas certifying: <br />a. The condition or conditions for which admission or residency in a <br />long -term care facility is necessary. <br />b. That the applicant is non - ambulatory and otherwise incapable of <br />moving from place to place unassisted, or, if the placement in the <br />long -term care facility is to be for less than six (6) weeks' duration <br />(short -term residency), that the applicant's mobility is impaired to <br />the extent that it would be difficult for the applicant to leave the <br />facility unassisted. <br />c. The length of time the applicant is likely to require residency in <br />the long -term care facility. <br />"(3) Documentation in the form of medical records supporting the <br />allegations in the application and physician's certification. The Chief <br />of Police, at his or her discretion, may limit the forms of <br />documentation required to clinic notes, history and physical reports, <br />admission notes, discharge notes or similar documents. <br />"The application shall be deemed received when the application, physician's <br />certification, and supporting medical documentation have been submitted to the <br />satisfaction of the Chief of Police and certified by him as received and adequate upon <br />which to base a decision for approval or denial. The Chief of Police shall then have <br />ten (10) business days to either approve or deny the application. <br />"(c) Criteria. <br />"(1) Short -term residency in long -term care facility. A properly submitted <br />and documented application to establish a short -term residence in a <br />long -term care facility will be granted if the mobility of the applicant <br />is impaired to the extent that it would be difficult for the applicant to <br />leave the facility unassisted as certified by physician licensed to <br />practice medicine in the State of Texas. <br />Page 3 of 4 <br />