{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-252.121","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 252.121","heading":"AUTHORITY TO RECEIVE REPORTS AND INVESTIGATE.","body":"(a) A person, including an owner or employee of a facility, who has cause to believe that a resident is being or has been subjected to abuse, neglect, or exploitation shall report the suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation to the commission. The commission shall investigate the allegation of abuse, neglect, or exploitation in the manner prescribed by the commission.\n(b) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 887 (H.B. 4696), Sec. 23(1), eff. September 1, 2023.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 693, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (S.B. 643), Sec. 13, eff. June 11, 2009.\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 887 (H.B. 4696), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2023.\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 887 (H.B. 4696), Sec. 23(1), eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.252.htm#252.121","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"c414d2800a81b3fc2edd876e5755ae9f2e7a963e4627db1d64467f9d9d34adc9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-252.098","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-252.122"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}