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AN ACT
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relating to reporting requirements for investigations of abuse, |
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neglect, or exploitation against residents of certain health |
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facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 260A.007(k), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(k) If the department determines the report of abuse, |
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neglect, or exploitation is substantiated at the conclusion of the |
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investigation, the [The] department shall make a complete final |
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written report of the investigation and submit the report and its |
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recommendations to the [district attorney and, if a law enforcement
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agency has not investigated the report of abuse, neglect,
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exploitation, or other complaint, to the] appropriate law |
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enforcement agency. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an investigation completed on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1642 was passed by the House on May 4, |
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2017, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1642 was passed by the Senate on May |
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24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |