Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 551 - INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY OR RELATED CONDITIONS
Subchapter G - ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION; COMPLAINT AND INCIDENT REPORTS AND INVESTIGATIONS
Section 551.215 - Employee Statement
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code § 551.215
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) A facility must require an employee of the facility to sign a statement:
(1) acknowledging that the employee may be
criminally liable for failure to report suspected abuse, neglect, or
exploitation; and
(2) acknowledging
the employee's rights under Texas Health and Safety Code §
252.132
(relating to Suit for Retaliation), which states that an employee has a cause
of action against a facility, the owner of a facility, or another employee of a
facility that suspends or terminates the employment of the employee or
otherwise disciplines, discriminates against, or retaliates against the
employee for:
(A) reporting to the employee's
supervisor, an administrator of the facility, a state regulatory agency, or a
law enforcement agency, a violation of law, including a violation of Texas
Health and Safety Code, Chapter 252, or a rule adopted under that chapter;
or
(B) initiating or cooperating in
any investigation or proceeding of a governmental entity relating to the care,
services, or conditions at the facility.
(b) The facility must maintain as a part of its personnel records and make available to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission upon request the statement described in subsection (a) of this section.
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