Sec. 252.042. DISCLOSURE OF UNANNOUNCED INSPECTIONS; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) Except as expressly provided by this chapter, a person commits an offense if the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly discloses to an unauthorized person the date, time, or any other fact about an unannounced inspection of a facility before the inspection occurs.
(b) In this section, "unauthorized person" does not include:
(1) the department;
(2) the office of the attorney general;
(3) a representative of an agency or organization when a Medicaid survey is made concurrently with a licensing inspection; or
(4) any other person or entity authorized by law to make an inspection or to accompany an inspector.
(c) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
(d) A person convicted under this section is not eligible for state employment.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 693, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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