Sec. 252.121. AUTHORITY TO RECEIVE REPORTS AND INVESTIGATE. (a) A person, including an owner or employee of a facility, who has cause to believe that a resident is being or has been subjected to abuse, neglect, or exploitation shall report the suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation to the Department of Family and Protective Services, as required by Chapter 48, Human Resources Code, or Chapter 261, Family Code, as appropriate. The Department of Family and Protective Services shall investigate the allegation of abuse, neglect, or exploitation in the manner provided by Chapter 48, Human Resources Code, or Section 261.404, Family Code, as applicable.
(b) If the department receives a report of suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a resident of a facility licensed under this chapter, the department shall immediately refer the report to the Department of Family and Protective Services for investigation.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 693, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (S.B. 643), Sec. 13, eff. June 11, 2009.
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