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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
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Title 2. HEALTH |
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Subtitle A. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |
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Chapter 12. POWERS AND DUTIES OF TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |
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Subchapter A. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD |
Sec. 12.001. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES
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(a) The board has general supervision and control over all matters relating to the health of the citizens of this state.
(b) The board shall:
(1) adopt rules for its procedure and for the performance of each duty imposed by law on the board, the department, or the commissioner and file a copy of those rules with the department; and
(2) examine, investigate, enter, and inspect any public place or public building as the board determines necessary for the discovery and suppression of disease and the enforcement of any health or sanitation law of this state.
(c) The board has all the powers, duties, and functions granted by law to:
(1) the Texas Board of Health;
(2) the state commissioner of health;
(3) the Texas Department of Health;
(4) the Texas Board of Health Resources; and
(5) the Texas Department of Health Resources.