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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 251.052: DISCLOSURE OF UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION; CRIMINAL PENALTY.

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  1. HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
  2. TITLE 4. HEALTH FACILITIES
  3. SUBTITLE B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES
  4. CHAPTER 251. END STAGE RENAL DISEASE FACILITIES
  5. SUBCHAPTER D. INSPECTIONS

(a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly discloses to an unauthorized person the date or time of or any other fact about an unannounced inspection of an end stage renal disease facility before the inspection occurs.

(b) In this section, "unauthorized person" does not include:

(1) the department;

(2) the Health and Human Services Commission, including the office of the inspector general;

(3) the office of the attorney general; or

(4) any other person authorized by law to make an inspection or to accompany an inspector.

(c) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.

(d) A person convicted under this section is not eligible for state employment.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 608, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Amended by:

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0764, eff. April 2, 2015.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:17Z. Source file · JSON

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