Section 242.851. Enforcement

TX Health & Safety Code § 242.851 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 242.851. ENFORCEMENT. (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:

(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.

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