{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-203.0085","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Human Resources Code § 203.0085","heading":"RISK-BASED INSPECTIONS.","body":"(a) The department shall adopt a policy prioritizing inspections conducted by the department under:\n(1) Chapter 51, Family Code;\n(2) Section 221.008 of this code; and\n(3) Subtitle C, Title 12, of this code.\n(b) The policy under Subsection (a) must require the department to:\n(1) prioritize the inspection of entities based on the relative risk level of each entity; and\n(2) use the risk assessment tools established under Section 203.0084 to determine how frequently and intensively the department conducts risk-based inspections.\n(c) The policy under Subsection (a) may provide for the department to use alternative inspection methods for entities determined to be low risk, including the following methods:\n(1) desk audits of key documentation;\n(2) abbreviated inspection procedures;\n(3) videoconference technology; and\n(4) other methods that are an alternative to conducting an in-person inspection.\n(d) On request by the department, a juvenile probation department or a private facility under the department's jurisdiction shall provide information on a routine basis, as determined by the department, to assist the department in implementing a risk-based inspection schedule.\nAdded by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 950 (S.B. 1727), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["HUMAN RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 12. JUVENILE JUSTICE SERVICES AND FACILITIES","SUBTITLE A. TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE BOARD AND TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT","CHAPTER 203. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD AND DEPARTMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.203.htm#203.0085","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:18Z","sha256":"b0239b0ca9879115373e09b7072c5adc191ee974a8916ccc5caa16193b0933f7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-203.0084","next":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-203.009"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}