Tex. Human Resources Code § 203.0085
This is the official text of Tex. Human Resources Code § 203.0085, part of Texas’s Human Resources Code — governs state social services and welfare programs.
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§ 203.0085. RISK-BASED INSPECTIONS.
Official statutory text
(a) The department shall adopt a policy prioritizing inspections conducted by the department under:
(1) Chapter 51, Family Code;
(2) Section 221.008 of this code; and
(3) Subtitle C, Title 12, of this code.
(b) The policy under Subsection (a) must require the department to:
(1) prioritize the inspection of entities based on the relative risk level of each entity; and
(2) use the risk assessment tools established under Section 203.0084 to determine how frequently and intensively the department conducts risk-based inspections.
(c) The policy under Subsection (a) may provide for the department to use alternative inspection methods for entities determined to be low risk, including the following methods:
(1) desk audits of key documentation;
(2) abbreviated inspection procedures;
(3) videoconference technology; and
(4) other methods that are an alternative to conducting an in-person inspection.
(d) On request by the department, a juvenile probation department or a private facility under the department's jurisdiction shall provide information on a routine basis, as determined by the department, to assist the department in implementing a risk-based inspection schedule.
(1) Chapter 51, Family Code;
(2) Section 221.008 of this code; and
(3) Subtitle C, Title 12, of this code.
(b) The policy under Subsection (a) must require the department to:
(1) prioritize the inspection of entities based on the relative risk level of each entity; and
(2) use the risk assessment tools established under Section 203.0084 to determine how frequently and intensively the department conducts risk-based inspections.
(c) The policy under Subsection (a) may provide for the department to use alternative inspection methods for entities determined to be low risk, including the following methods:
(1) desk audits of key documentation;
(2) abbreviated inspection procedures;
(3) videoconference technology; and
(4) other methods that are an alternative to conducting an in-person inspection.
(d) On request by the department, a juvenile probation department or a private facility under the department's jurisdiction shall provide information on a routine basis, as determined by the department, to assist the department in implementing a risk-based inspection schedule.
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