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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 252.125: IMMEDIATE REMOVAL TO PROTECT RESIDENT.
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 E. INVESTIGATIONS OF ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION AND REPORTS OF RETALIATION
Before the completion of the investigation by the commission, the commission shall file a petition for temporary care and protection of a resident if the commission determines that immediate removal is necessary to protect the resident from further abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 693, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (S.B. 643), Sec. 13, eff. June 11, 2009.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 887 (H.B. 4696), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2023.
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