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TX Health & Safety Code § 555.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle B - State Facilities|Chapter 555 - State Supported Living Centers|Subchapter D. Inspector General Duties|Section 555.103. Annual Status Report

Sec. 555.103.  ANNUAL STATUS REPORT.  (a)  The inspector general shall prepare an annual status report of the inspector general's activities under this subchapter.  The annual report may not contain personally identifiable information of an individual mentioned in the report.(b)  The annual status report must include information that is aggregated and disaggregated by individual center regarding:(1)  the number and type of investigations conducted with the assistance of the inspector general;(2)  the number and type of investigations involving a center employee;(3)  the relationship of an alleged victim to an alleged perpetrator, if any;(4)  the number of investigations conducted that involve the suicide, death, or hospitalization of an alleged victim; and(5)  the number of completed investigations in which commission of an alleged offense was confirmed or unsubstantiated or in which the investigation was inconclusive, and a description of the reason that allegations were unsubstantiated or the investigation was inconclusive.(c)  The inspector general shall submit the annual status report to the:(1)  executive commissioner;(2)  governor;(3)  lieutenant governor;(4)  speaker of the house of representatives;(5)  standing committees of the senate and house of representatives with primary jurisdiction over centers;(6)  state auditor; and(7)  comptroller.(d)  An annual status report submitted under this section is public information under Chapter 552, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (S.B. 643), Sec. 22, eff. June 11, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 573 (S.B. 241), Sec. 1.34, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 555.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle B - State Facilities|Chapter 555 - State Supported Living Centers|Subchapter D. Inspector General Duties|Section 555.104. Retaliation Prohibited

Sec. 555.104.  RETALIATION PROHIBITED.  The department or a center may not retaliate against a department employee, a center employee, or any other person who in good faith cooperates with the inspector general under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (S.B. 643), Sec. 22, eff. June 11, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 555.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle B - State Facilities|Chapter 555 - State Supported Living Centers|Subchapter E. Electronic Monitoring of Resident's Room|Section 555.151. Definitions

Sec. 555.151.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Authorized electronic monitoring" means the placement of an electronic monitoring device in a resident's room and making tapes or recordings with the device after making a request to the center to allow electronic monitoring.(2)  "Electronic monitoring device":(A)  includes:(i)  video surveillance cameras installed in a resident's room; and(ii)  audio devices installed in a resident's room designed to acquire communications or other sounds occurring in the room; and(B)  does not include an interception device that is specifically used for the nonconsensual interception of wire or electronic communications.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 184 (S.B. 33), Sec. 2, eff. May 25, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 3.14, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 555.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle B - State Facilities|Chapter 555 - State Supported Living Centers|Subchapter E. Electronic Monitoring of Resident's Room|Section 555.152. Criminal and Civil Liability

Sec. 555.152.  CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LIABILITY.  (a)  It is a defense to prosecution under Section 16.02, Penal Code, or any other statute of this state under which it is an offense to intercept a communication or disclose or use an intercepted communication, that the communication was intercepted by an electronic monitoring device placed in a resident's room.(b)  This subchapter does not affect whether a person may be held to be civilly liable under other law in connection with placing an electronic monitoring device in a resident's room or in connection with using or disclosing a tape or recording made by the device except:(1)  as specifically provided by this subchapter; or(2)  to the extent that liability is affected by:(A)  a consent or waiver signed under this subchapter; or(B)  the fact that authorized electronic monitoring is required to be conducted with notice to persons who enter a resident's room.(c)  A communication or other sound acquired by an audio electronic monitoring device installed under the provisions of this subchapter concerning authorized electronic monitoring is not considered to be:(1)  an oral communication as defined by Article 18A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure; or(2)  a communication as defined by Section 123.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 184 (S.B. 33), Sec. 2, eff. May 25, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 3.15, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 555.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle B - State Facilities|Chapter 555 - State Supported Living Centers|Subchapter E. Electronic Monitoring of Resident's Room|Section 555.153. Covert Use of Electronic Monitoring Device; Liability of Department or Center

Sec. 555.153.  COVERT USE OF ELECTRONIC MONITORING DEVICE; LIABILITY OF DEPARTMENT OR CENTER.  (a)  For purposes of this subchapter, the placement and use of an electronic monitoring device in a resident's room are considered to be covert if:(1)  the placement and use of the device are not open and obvious; and(2)  the center and the department are not informed about the device by the resident, by a person who placed the device in the room, or by a person who is using the device.(b)  The department and the center may not be held to be civilly liable in connection with the covert placement or use of an electronic monitoring device in a resident's room.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 184 (S.B. 33), Sec. 2, eff. May 25, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 555.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle B - State Facilities|Chapter 555 - State Supported Living Centers|Subchapter E. Electronic Monitoring of Resident's Room|Section 555.154. Required Form on Admission

Sec. 555.154.  REQUIRED FORM ON ADMISSION.  The executive commissioner by rule shall prescribe a form that must be completed and signed on a resident's admission to a center by or on behalf of the resident.  The form must state:(1)  that a person who places an electronic monitoring device in a resident's room or who uses or discloses a tape or other recording made by the device may be civilly liable for any unlawful violation of the privacy rights of another;(2)  that a person who covertly places an electronic monitoring device in a resident's room or who consents to or acquiesces in the covert placement of the device in a resident's room has waived any privacy right the person may have had in connection with images or sounds that may be acquired by the device;(3)  that a resident or the resident's guardian or legal representative is entitled to conduct authorized electronic monitoring under this subchapter, and that if the center refuses to permit the electronic monitoring or fails to make reasonable physical accommodations for the authorized electronic monitoring the person should contact the department;(4)  the basic procedures that must be followed to request authorized electronic monitoring;(5)  the manner in which this subchapter affects the legal requirement to report abuse, neglect, or exploitation when electronic monitoring is being conducted; and(6)  any other information regarding covert or authorized electronic monitoring that the executive commissioner considers advisable to include on the form.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 184 (S.B. 33), Sec. 2, eff. May 25, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 555.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle B - State Facilities|Chapter 555 - State Supported Living Centers|Subchapter E. Electronic Monitoring of Resident's Room|Section 555.155. Authorized Electronic Monitoring: Who May Request

Sec. 555.155.  AUTHORIZED ELECTRONIC MONITORING:  WHO MAY REQUEST.  (a)  If a resident has capacity to request electronic monitoring and has not been judicially declared to lack the required capacity, only the resident may request authorized electronic monitoring under this subchapter.(b)  If a resident has been judicially declared to lack the capacity required for taking an action such as requesting electronic monitoring, only the guardian of the resident may request electronic monitoring under this subchapter.(c)  If a resident does not have capacity to request electronic monitoring but has not been judicially declared to lack the required capacity, only the legal representative of the resident may request electronic monitoring under this subchapter.  The executive commissioner by rule shall prescribe:(1)  guidelines that will assist centers, family members of residents, advocates for residents, and other interested persons to determine when a resident lacks the required capacity; and(2)  who may be considered to be a resident's legal representative for purposes of this subchapter, including:(A)  persons who may be considered the legal representative under the terms of an instrument executed by the resident when the resident had capacity; and(B)  persons who may become the legal representative for the limited purpose of this subchapter under a procedure prescribed by the executive commissioner.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 184 (S.B. 33), Sec. 2, eff. May 25, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 555.157 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle B - State Facilities|Chapter 555 - State Supported Living Centers|Subchapter E. Electronic Monitoring of Resident's Room|Section 555.157. Authorized Electronic Monitoring: General Provisions

Sec. 555.157.  AUTHORIZED ELECTRONIC MONITORING:  GENERAL PROVISIONS.  (a)  A center shall permit a resident or the resident's guardian or legal representative to monitor the resident's room through the use of electronic monitoring devices.(b)  The center shall require a resident who conducts authorized electronic monitoring or the resident's guardian or legal representative to post and maintain a conspicuous notice at the entrance to the resident's room.  The notice must state that the room is being monitored by an electronic monitoring device.(c)  Authorized electronic monitoring conducted under this subchapter is not compulsory and may be conducted only at the request of the resident or the resident's guardian or legal representative.(d)  A center may not refuse to admit an individual to residency in the center and may not remove a resident from the center because of a request to conduct authorized electronic monitoring.  A center may not remove a resident from the center because covert electronic monitoring is being conducted by or on behalf of a resident.(e)  A center shall make reasonable physical accommodation for authorized electronic monitoring, including:(1)  providing a reasonably secure place to mount the video surveillance camera or other electronic monitoring device; and(2)  providing access to power sources for the video surveillance camera or other electronic monitoring device.(f)  The resident or the resident's guardian or legal representative must pay for all costs associated with conducting electronic monitoring, other than the costs of electricity.  The resident or the resident's guardian or legal representative is responsible for:(1)  all costs associated with installation of equipment; and(2)  maintaining the equipment.(g)  A center may require an electronic monitoring device to be installed in a manner that is safe for residents, employees, or visitors who may be moving about the room.  The executive commissioner by rule may adopt guidelines regarding the safe placement of an electronic monitoring device.(h)  If authorized electronic monitoring is conducted, the center may require the resident or the resident's guardian or legal representative to conduct the electronic monitoring in plain view.(i)  A center may but is not required to place a resident in a different room to accommodate a request to conduct authorized electronic monitoring.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 184 (S.B. 33), Sec. 2, eff. May 25, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 555.158 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle B - State Facilities|Chapter 555 - State Supported Living Centers|Subchapter E. Electronic Monitoring of Resident's Room|Section 555.158. Reporting Abuse, Neglect, or Exploitation

Sec. 555.158.  REPORTING ABUSE, NEGLECT, OR EXPLOITATION.  (a)  A person who is conducting authorized electronic monitoring under this subchapter and who has cause to believe, based on the viewing of or listening to a tape or recording, that a resident is in a state of abuse, neglect, or exploitation or has been abused, neglected, or exploited shall:(1)  report that information to the Department of Family and Protective Services as required by Section 48.051, Human Resources Code; and(2)  provide the original tape or recording to the Department of Family and Protective Services.(b)  If the Department of Family and Protective Services has cause to believe that a resident has been abused, neglected, or exploited by another person in a manner that constitutes a criminal offense, the department shall immediately notify law enforcement and the inspector general as provided by Section 48.1522, Human Resources Code, and provide a copy of the tape or recording to law enforcement or the inspector general on request.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 184 (S.B. 33), Sec. 2, eff. May 25, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 555.159 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle B - State Facilities|Chapter 555 - State Supported Living Centers|Subchapter E. Electronic Monitoring of Resident's Room|Section 555.159. Use of Tape or Recording by Agency or Court

Sec. 555.159.  USE OF TAPE OR RECORDING BY AGENCY OR COURT.  (a)  Subject to applicable rules of evidence and procedure and the requirements of this section, a tape or recording created through the use of covert or authorized electronic monitoring described by this subchapter may be admitted into evidence in a civil or criminal court action or administrative proceeding.(b)  A court or administrative agency may not admit into evidence a tape or recording created through the use of covert or authorized electronic monitoring or take or authorize action based on the tape or recording unless:(1)  if the tape or recording is a video tape or recording, the tape or recording shows the time and date that the events acquired on the tape or recording occurred;(2)  the contents of the tape or recording have not been edited or artificially enhanced; and(3)  if the contents of the tape or recording have been transferred from the original format to another technological format, the transfer was done by a qualified professional and the contents of the tape or recording were not altered.(c)  A person who sends more than one tape or recording to the department shall identify for the department each tape or recording on which the person believes that an incident of abuse or exploitation or evidence of neglect may be found.  The executive commissioner by rule may encourage persons who send a tape or recording to the department to identify the place on the tape or recording where an incident of abuse or evidence of neglect may be found.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 184 (S.B. 33), Sec. 2, eff. May 25, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 555.160 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle B - State Facilities|Chapter 555 - State Supported Living Centers|Subchapter E. Electronic Monitoring of Resident's Room|Section 555.160. Notice at Entrance to Center

Sec. 555.160.  NOTICE AT ENTRANCE TO CENTER.  Each center shall post a notice at the entrance to the center stating that the rooms of some residents may be being monitored electronically by or on behalf of the residents and that the monitoring is not necessarily open and obvious.  The executive commissioner by rule shall prescribe the format and the precise content of the notice.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 184 (S.B. 33), Sec. 2, eff. May 25, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 555.161 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle B - State Facilities|Chapter 555 - State Supported Living Centers|Subchapter E. Electronic Monitoring of Resident's Room|Section 555.161. Enforcement

Sec. 555.161.  ENFORCEMENT.  The department may impose appropriate sanctions under this chapter on a director of a center 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 center because of a request to conduct authorized electronic monitoring;(3)  allows the removal of a resident from the center because covert electronic monitoring is being conducted by or on behalf of the resident; or(4)  violates another provision of this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 184 (S.B. 33), Sec. 2, eff. May 25, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 555.162 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle B - State Facilities|Chapter 555 - State Supported Living Centers|Subchapter E. Electronic Monitoring of Resident's Room|Section 555.162. Interference With Device; Criminal Penalty

Sec. 555.162.  INTERFERENCE WITH DEVICE; CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  A person who intentionally hampers, obstructs, tampers with, or destroys an electronic monitoring device installed in a resident's room in accordance with this subchapter or a tape or recording made by the device commits an offense.  An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor.(b)  It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a) that the person took the action with the effective consent of the resident on whose behalf the electronic monitoring device was installed or the resident's guardian or legal representative.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 184 (S.B. 33), Sec. 2, eff. May 25, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 555.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle B - State Facilities|Chapter 555 - State Supported Living Centers|Subchapter F. Right to Essential Caregiver Visits|Section 555.201. Definition

Sec. 555.201.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "essential caregiver" means a family member, friend, guardian, or other individual selected by a resident, resident's guardian, or resident's legally authorized representative for in-person visits.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 531 (S.B. 25), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 573.0001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 573 - Emergency Detention|Subchapter A. Apprehension by Peace Officer or Transportation for Emergency Detention by Guardian|Section 573.0001. Definitions

Sec. 573.0001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Emergency medical services personnel" and "emergency medical services provider" have the meanings assigned by Section 773.003.(2)  "Law enforcement agency" has the meaning assigned by Article 59.01, Code of Criminal Procedure.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 541 (S.B. 344), Sec. 1, eff. June 9, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 573.0021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 573 - Emergency Detention|Subchapter A. Apprehension by Peace Officer or Transportation for Emergency Detention by Guardian|Section 573.0021. Duty of Peace Officer to Notify Probate Courts

Sec. 573.0021.  DUTY OF PEACE OFFICER TO NOTIFY PROBATE COURTS.  As soon as practicable, but not later than the first working day after the date a peace officer takes a person who is a ward into custody, the peace officer shall notify the court having jurisdiction over the ward's guardianship of the ward's detention or transportation to a facility in accordance with Section 573.001.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 313 (S.B. 1096), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 573.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 573 - Emergency Detention|Subchapter A. Apprehension by Peace Officer or Transportation for Emergency Detention by Guardian|Section 573.003. Transportation for Emergency Detention by Guardian

Sec. 573.003.  TRANSPORTATION FOR EMERGENCY DETENTION BY GUARDIAN.  (a)  A guardian of the person of a ward who is 18 years of age or older, without the assistance of a peace officer, may transport the ward to an inpatient mental health facility for a preliminary examination in accordance with Section 573.021 if the guardian has reason to believe and does believe that:(1)  the ward is a person with mental illness; and(2)  because of that mental illness there is a substantial risk of serious harm to the ward or to others unless the ward is immediately restrained.(b)  A substantial risk of serious harm to the ward or others under Subsection (a)(2) may be demonstrated by:(1)  the ward's behavior;  or(2)  evidence of severe emotional distress and deterioration in the ward's mental condition to the extent that the ward cannot remain at liberty.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 692, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1367, eff. April 2, 2015.|