Sec. 242.851. ENFORCEMENT. (a) The department may impose appropriate sanctions under this chapter on an administrator of an institution who knowingly:
(1) refuses to permit a resident or the resident's guardian or legal representative to conduct authorized electronic monitoring;
(2) refuses to admit an individual to residency or allows the removal of a resident from the institution because of a request to conduct authorized electronic monitoring;
(3) allows the removal of a resident from the institution because covert electronic monitoring is being conducted by or on behalf of the resident; or
(4) violates another provision of this subchapter.
(b) The department may assess an administrative penalty under Section 242.066 against an institution that:
(1) refuses to permit a resident or the resident's guardian or legal representative to conduct authorized electronic monitoring;
(2) refuses to admit an individual to residency or allows the removal of a resident from the institution because of a request to conduct authorized electronic monitoring;
(3) allows the removal of a resident from the institution because covert electronic monitoring is being conducted by or on behalf of the resident; or
(4) violates another provision of this subchapter.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1224, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2001.
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