<h3><b>State</b></h3>
<ul>
	<li><a href="http://www.texasala.org/www.dads.state.tx.us/handbooks/ls-alf/" target="_blank">Assisted Living Regulations</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/" target="_blank">Texas Department of State Health Services </a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.hhsc.state.tx.us/default.htm" target="_blank">Texas Health and Human Services Commission</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.dads.state.tx.us/" target="_blank">Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/" target="_blank">Texas Legislature </a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/index.shtml" target="_blank">Texas Register </a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.sos.texas.gov/" target="_blank">Texas Secretary of State</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/statutes/statutes.html" target="_blank">Texas Statutes </a></li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>
Contact your Senator or Representative</strong></h3>
<ul>
	<li><a href="http://government.aol.com/mygov/" target="_blank">Government Guide</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/fyi/fyi.htm" target="_blank">Who Represents Me? </a></li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>
National</strong></h3>
<ul>
	<li><a href="http://www.alfa.org/" target="_blank">Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA)</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html" target="_blank">Federal Register</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/index.html" target="_blank">Federal Statutes</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.cms.hhs.gov/" target="_blank">Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services </a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww/" target="_blank">National Center for Health Statistics </a></li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>
Other</strong></h3>
<ul>
	<li><a href="http://www.alliance4aging.com/" target="_blank">Alliance4Aging</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.appienergy.com/" target="_blank">APPI Energy</a> (TALA Endorsed Service - an energy savings solutions program)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.assistguide.com/" target="_blank">AssistGuide, Inc.</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.angelfire.com/tx/austinparkinsons/" target="_blank">Capital Area Parkinson's Society</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://easyceu.com/idevaffiliate/pages/10.php" target="_blank">Easy CEU </a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.elderoptionsoftexas.com/" target="_blank">Elder Options of Texas</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.newlifestyles.com/" target="_blank">New LifeStyles</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.sroptions.com/" target="_blank">Senior Options </a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.alfa.org/family" target="_blank">The Source for Senior Living </a></li>
</ul>
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<strong>For more information on the Department of Labor's Fair Labor Standards Act surveys:</strong>
<ul>
	<li><a href="http://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/whd/whdfs52.pdf" target="_blank">Fact Sheet #52-The Health Care Industry and Youth Employment</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/whd/whdfs53.pdf" target="_blank">Fact Sheet #53-The Health Care Industry and Hours Worked</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/whd/whdfs54.pdf" target="_blank">Fact Sheet #54-The Health Care Industry and Calculating Overtime Pay</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.texasala.org/DADSPROVIDERLTRS.pdf" target="_blank">DADS Provider Services Information Letters #04-41 &amp; #04-43</a></li>
</ul>