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

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 534.033: LIMITATION ON DEPARTMENT CONTROL AND REVIEW.

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  1. HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
  2. TITLE 7. MENTAL HEALTH AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
  3. SUBTITLE A. SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS OR AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
  4. CHAPTER 534. COMMUNITY SERVICES
  5. SUBCHAPTER A. COMMUNITY CENTERS

(a) It is the intent of the legislature that each department limit its control over, and routine reviews of, community center programs to those programs that:

(1) use funds from that department or use required local funds that are matched with funds from that department;

(2) provide core or required services;

(3) provide services to former clients or patients of a facility of that department; or

(4) are affected by litigation in which that department is a defendant.

(b) Each appropriate department may review any community center program if the department has reason to suspect that a violation of a department rule has occurred or if the department receives an allegation of patient or client abuse.

(c) Each appropriate department may determine whether a particular program uses funds from that department or uses required local matching funds.

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 6.27, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.

Amended by:

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1336, eff. April 2, 2015.

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

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