Tex. Human Resources Code § 48.103
This is the official text of Tex. Human Resources Code § 48.103, part of Texas’s Human Resources Code — governs state social services and welfare programs.
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§ 48.103. NOTIFICATION OF LICENSING OR CONTRACTING AGENCY.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (c), on determining after an investigation that an elderly person or a person with a disability has been abused, exploited, or neglected by an employee of a home and community support services agency licensed under Chapter 142, Health and Safety Code, the department shall:
(1) notify the state agency responsible for licensing the home and community support services agency of the department's determination;
(2) notify any health and human services agency, as defined by Section 521.0001, Government Code, that contracts with the home and community support services agency for the delivery of health care services of the department's determination; and
(3) provide to the licensing state agency and any contracting health and human services agency access to the department's records or documents relating to the department's investigation.
(b) Providing access to a confidential record or document under this section does not constitute a waiver of confidentiality.
(c) This section does not apply to an investigation of alleged or suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation in which a provider, as defined by Section 48.251, is or may be alleged to have committed the abuse, neglect, or exploitation. An investigation described by this subsection is governed by Subchapter F.
(1) notify the state agency responsible for licensing the home and community support services agency of the department's determination;
(2) notify any health and human services agency, as defined by Section 521.0001, Government Code, that contracts with the home and community support services agency for the delivery of health care services of the department's determination; and
(3) provide to the licensing state agency and any contracting health and human services agency access to the department's records or documents relating to the department's investigation.
(b) Providing access to a confidential record or document under this section does not constitute a waiver of confidentiality.
(c) This section does not apply to an investigation of alleged or suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation in which a provider, as defined by Section 48.251, is or may be alleged to have committed the abuse, neglect, or exploitation. An investigation described by this subsection is governed by Subchapter F.
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