Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 550 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR PRESCRIBED PEDIATRIC EXTENDED CARE CENTERS
Subchapter F - INSPECTIONS AND VISITS
Section 550.1301 - Inspections and Visits

Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code ยง 550.1301

Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024

(a) DADS performs inspections, follow-up visits, compliance investigations, investigations of abuse, neglect and exploitation, and other contact visits at a center as deemed appropriate or as required to determine a center's compliance with this chapter.

(b) An inspection may be conducted by an inspector or by a team depending on the purpose of the inspection, size of a center, and other factors.

(c) DADS does not announce inspections or visits.

(d) DADS conducts at least one unannounced licensing inspection annually after issuance of a license.

(e) DADS may visit a center for purposes other than the reasons described in subsection (a) of this section.

(1) DADS may visit a center to consult with a center's staff to determine how a center's physical space may be expanded or upgraded or determine the progress of a center's construction or repairs, equipment installation or repairs, systems installation or repairs, or when conditions or emergencies arise, including fire, windstorm, or malfunctioning or nonfunctioning of electrical or mechanical systems.

(2) DADS may announce visits that are not for a purpose described in subsection (a) of this section.

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