AUTHORITY TO RECEIVE REPORTS AND INVESTIGATE.
Tex. HEALTH & SAFETY Code § 252.121.
in effect(a) A person, including an owner or employee of a facility, who has cause to believe that a resident is being or has been subjected to abuse, neglect, or exploitation shall report the suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation to the commission. The commission shall investigate the allegation of abuse, neglect, or exploitation in the manner prescribed by the commission.
(b) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 887 (H.B. 4696 ), Sec. 23(1), eff. September 1, 2023.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 693, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (S.B. 643 ), Sec. 13, eff. June 11, 2009.
