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Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 81.0495 — FAILURE TO REPORT; CIVIL PENALTY

HS § 81.0495Title 2. HEALTH · Part D. PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND REPORTS OF DISEASES; PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES · Ch. 81. COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTERS; PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES · Art. C. REPORTS AND REPORTABLE DISEASES

Statute text

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(a)The department may impose a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 on a health care facility for each failure to submit a report required under this subchapter.
(b)The attorney general may bring an action to recover a civil penalty imposed under Subsection (a).

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 864 (S.B. 969), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.

Source: Texas Health and Safety Code § 81.0495 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.