Texas Occupations Code

§ 351.1575 — INSPECTION OF PREMISES AND REVIEW OF RECORDS AUTHORIZED

OC § 351.1575Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part F. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO EYES AND VISION · Ch. 351. OPTOMETRISTS AND THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETRISTS · Art. D. POWERS AND DUTIES

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(a)The board, at any time and without notice during regular business hours, may:

(1)enter and inspect a facility operated by a person engaged in any activity regulated under this chapter; and

(2)to the extent allowed by federal law, inspect and review any record, including a patient record, maintained by a person engaged in any activity regulated under this chapter.

(b)The board may enter and inspect a facility or inspect and review any record under Subsection (a) as necessary to:

(1)ensure compliance with this chapter; or

(2)investigate a complaint made to the board.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 101 (H.B. 1025), Sec. 1.009, eff. September 1, 2005.