Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 242.851 — ENFORCEMENT

HS § 242.851Title 4. HEALTH FACILITIES · Part B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES · Ch. 242. CONVALESCENT AND NURSING FACILITIES AND RELATED INSTITUTIONS · Art. R. ELECTRONIC MONITORING OF RESIDENT'S ROOM

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(a)The department may impose appropriate sanctions under this chapter on an administrator of an institution who knowingly:

(1)refuses to permit a resident or the resident's guardian or legal representative to conduct authorized electronic monitoring;

(2)refuses to admit an individual to residency or allows the removal of a resident from the institution because of a request to conduct authorized electronic monitoring;

(3)allows the removal of a resident from the institution because covert electronic monitoring is being conducted by or on behalf of the resident; or

(4)violates another provision of this subchapter.

(b)The department may assess an administrative penalty under Section 242.066 against an institution that:

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1224, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2001.