{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-252.125","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 252.125","heading":"IMMEDIATE REMOVAL TO PROTECT RESIDENT.","body":"Before the completion of the investigation by the commission, the commission shall file a petition for temporary care and protection of a resident if the commission determines that immediate removal is necessary to protect the resident from further abuse, neglect, or exploitation.\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. 8, 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#252.125","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"af163c620270bf94ea9937892d7994d6ca2134ffb4254ac9333aa61c998e195b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-252.122","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-252.126"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}