Sec. 242.0445. REPORTING OF VIOLATIONS. (a) The department or the department's representative conducting an inspection, survey, or investigation under Section 242.043 or 242.044 shall:
(1) list each violation of a law or rule on a form designed by the department for inspections; and
(2) identify the specific law or rule the facility violated.
(b) At the conclusion of an inspection, survey, or investigation under Section 242.043 or 242.044, the department or the department's representative conducting the inspection, survey, or investigation shall discuss the violations with the facility's management in an exit conference. The department or the department's representative shall leave a written list of the violations with the facility at the time of the exit conference. If the department or the department's representative discovers any additional violations during the review of field notes or preparation of the official final list, the department or the department's representative shall give the facility an additional exit conference regarding the additional violations. An additional exit conference must be held in person and may not be held by telephone, e-mail, or facsimile transmission.
(b-1) Not later than the fifth working day after the date the facility receives the final statement of violations under this section, the facility shall provide a copy of the statement to a representative of the facility's family council.
(c) The facility shall submit a plan to correct the violations to the regional director not later than the 10th working day after the date the facility receives the final official statement of violations.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 233, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 798 (S.B. 131), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2008.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 974 (S.B. 344), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.
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