Section 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; and(2) provide for an appeals process by the commission for the alleged victim of abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
(b) A confirmed investigation finding by the commission 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.Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 48.255
Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 887,Sec. 19, eff. 9/1/2023.Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1272,Sec. 16, eff. 9/1/2015.Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 860,Sec. 8, eff. 9/1/2015.Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1,Sec. 4.283, eff. 4/2/2015.Amended By Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 284, Sec. 32, eff. 6/11/2009.Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 907, Sec. 33, eff. 9/1/1999.