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

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 252.042: DISCLOSURE OF UNANNOUNCED INSPECTIONS; CRIMINAL PENALTY.

Where this section sits in the code

HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
TITLE 4. HEALTH FACILITIES
SUBTITLE B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES
CHAPTER 252. INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
SUBCHAPTER B. LICENSING, FEES, AND INSPECTIONS

(a) Except as expressly provided by this chapter, a person commits an offense if the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly discloses to an unauthorized person the date, time, or any other fact about an unannounced inspection of a facility before the inspection occurs.

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

(1) the department;

(2) the office of the attorney general;

(3) a representative of an agency or organization when a Medicaid survey is made concurrently with a licensing inspection; or

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

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

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 693, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

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

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