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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 260A.012: FAILURE TO REPORT; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Where this section sits in the code
- HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
- TITLE 4. HEALTH FACILITIES
- SUBTITLE B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES
- CHAPTER 260A. REPORTS OF ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION OF RESIDENTS OF CERTAIN FACILITIES
(a) A person commits an offense if the person has cause to believe that a resident's physical or mental health or welfare has been or may be further adversely affected by abuse, neglect, or exploitation and knowingly fails to report in accordance with Section 260A.002.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 7 (S.B. 7), Sec. 1.05(c), eff. September 28, 2011.
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