Tex. Human Resources Code § 48.255
This is the official text of Tex. Human Resources Code § 48.255, part of Texas’s Human Resources Code — governs state social services and welfare programs.
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§ 48.255. RULES FOR INVESTIGATIONS UNDER THIS SUBCHAPTER.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
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