Sec. 48.255. RULES FOR INVESTIGATIONS UNDER THIS SUBCHAPTER. (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;
(2) establish procedures for resolving disagreements between the department and health and human services agencies concerning the department's investigation findings; and
(3) provide for an appeals process by the department for the alleged victim of abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
(b) A confirmed investigation finding by the department 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.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 907, Sec. 33, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (S.B. 643), Sec. 32, eff. June 11, 2009.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.283, eff. April 2, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 860 (S.B. 1880), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1272 (S.B. 760), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2015.
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