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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
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Title 4. HEALTH FACILITIES |
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Subtitle B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES |
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Chapter 242. CONVALESCENT AND NURSING HOMES AND RELATED INSTITUTIONS |
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Subchapter R. ELECTRONIC MONITORING OF RESIDENT'S ROOM |
Sec. 242.851. ENFORCEMENT
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(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.