The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the authority to investigate the abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an elderly person or person with a disability and to provide protective services to that person.
Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 48.001
PURPOSE
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Mosley v. Texas Health & Human Services Commission (2017)
Most recently applied in Mosley v. Texas Health & Human Services Commission (March 2017)
Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2368, ch. 584, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.