Section 242.851 - Enforcement(a) The department may impose appropriate sanctions under this chapter on an administrator of an institution who knowingly: (1) refuses to permit a resident or the resident's guardian or legal representative to conduct authorized electronic monitoring;(2) refuses to admit an individual to residency or allows the removal of a resident from the institution because of a request to conduct authorized electronic monitoring;(3) allows the removal of a resident from the institution because covert electronic monitoring is being conducted by or on behalf of the resident; or(4) violates another provision of this subchapter.(b) The department may assess an administrative penalty under Section 242.066 against an institution that:(1) refuses to permit a resident or the resident's guardian or legal representative to conduct authorized electronic monitoring;(2) refuses to admit an individual to residency or allows the removal of a resident from the institution because of a request to conduct authorized electronic monitoring;(3) allows the removal of a resident from the institution because covert electronic monitoring is being conducted by or on behalf of the resident; or(4) violates another provision of this subchapter.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.851
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1224, Sec. 1, eff. 6/15/2001.