Tex. Human Resources Code § 103.004: DEPARTMENT AND EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER DUTIES.

(a) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules for implementing this chapter.

(b) The executive commissioner shall set standards for:

(1) the health and welfare of persons attending a facility;

(2) the eligibility of persons to attend a facility;

(3) the scope of services provided by a facility;

(4) adequate supervision for persons attending a facility;

(5) the professional staff and other personnel at a facility;

(6) adequate and healthful food service, where it may be offered;

(7) procedures for consultation with family members, case workers, or other persons responsible for the welfare of a person attending a facility; and

(8) prohibiting racial discrimination.

(c) The department may contract with a political subdivision or a person for transporting persons to a facility.

Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1008, ch. 235, art. 4, Sec. 3(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1983.

Amended by:

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.366, eff. April 2, 2015.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.367, eff. April 2, 2015.