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Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 48.255

RULES FOR INVESTIGATIONS UNDER THIS SUBCHAPTER

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 907, Sec. 33, eff

(a) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to:

(1) prioritize investigations conducted under this subchapter with the primary criterion being whether there is a risk that a delay in the investigation will impede the collection of evidence in that investigation; and

(2) provide for an appeals process by the commission for the alleged victim of abuse, neglect, or exploitation.

(b) A confirmed investigation finding by the commission may not be changed by the administrator of a facility, a community center, a local mental health authority, or a local intellectual and developmental disability authority.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.