{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-242.551","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.551","heading":"COMPLAINT REQUESTING INSPECTION.","body":"(a) A person may request an inspection of an institution in accordance with this chapter by making a complaint notifying the department of an alleged violation of law and requesting an inspection.\n(b) The department shall encourage a person who makes an oral complaint under Subsection (a) to submit a written, signed complaint.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1159, Sec. 1.30, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 4. HEALTH FACILITIES","SUBTITLE B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES","CHAPTER 242. CONVALESCENT AND NURSING FACILITIES AND RELATED INSTITUTIONS","SUBCHAPTER M. COMPLAINT INSPECTIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.242.htm#242.551","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"188af0ec2a34c23a5bc14d0c80a3e014539d9745b632586242c4b589767ad2f1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-242.505","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-242.552"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}