Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - State Facilities
Chapter 555 - State Supported Living Centers

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 555.001. Definitions - Sec. 555.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Alleged offender resident"...

Section 555.002. Forensic State Supported Living Centers - Sec. 555.002. FORENSIC STATE SUPPORTED LIVING CENTERS. (a) The department...

Section 555.003. Determination of High-Risk Alleged Offender Status - Sec. 555.003. DETERMINATION OF HIGH-RISK ALLEGED OFFENDER STATUS. (a) Not...

Subchapter B. Powers and Duties

Section 555.021. Required Criminal History Checks for Employees, Contractors, and Volunteers - Sec. 555.021. REQUIRED CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS FOR EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AND...

Section 555.022. Drug Testing; Policy - Sec. 555.022. DRUG TESTING; POLICY. (a) The executive commissioner shall...

Section 555.023. Reports of Illegal Drug Use; Policy - Sec. 555.023. REPORTS OF ILLEGAL DRUG USE; POLICY. The executive...

Section 555.024. Center Employee Training - Sec. 555.024. CENTER EMPLOYEE TRAINING. (a) Before a center employee...

Section 555.025. Video Surveillance - Sec. 555.025. VIDEO SURVEILLANCE. (a) In this section, "private space"...

Section 555.026. Drinking Water Quality: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Guidance on Lead and Copper Testing - Sec. 555.026. DRINKING WATER QUALITY: TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY...

Section 555.027. Anatomical Gift - Sec. 555.027. ANATOMICAL GIFT. (a) The executive commissioner by rule...

Subchapter C. Office of Independent Ombudsman for State Supported Living Centers

Section 555.051. Establishment; Purpose - Sec. 555.051. ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSE. The office of independent ombudsman is...

Section 555.052. Independence - Sec. 555.052. INDEPENDENCE. The independent ombudsman in the performance of...

Section 555.053. Appointment of Independent Ombudsman - Sec. 555.053. APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT OMBUDSMAN. (a) The governor shall...

Section 555.054. Assistant Ombudsmen - Sec. 555.054. ASSISTANT OMBUDSMEN. (a) The independent ombudsman shall: (1)...

Section 555.055. Conflict of Interest - Sec. 555.055. CONFLICT OF INTEREST. A person may not serve...

Section 555.056. Report - Sec. 555.056. REPORT. (a) The independent ombudsman shall submit on...

Section 555.057. Communication and Confidentiality - Sec. 555.057. COMMUNICATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY. (a) The department shall allow...

Section 555.058. Promotion of Awareness of Office - Sec. 555.058. PROMOTION OF AWARENESS OF OFFICE. The independent ombudsman...

Section 555.059. Duties and Powers - Sec. 555.059. DUTIES AND POWERS. (a) The independent ombudsman shall:...

Section 555.060. Retaliation Prohibited - Sec. 555.060. RETALIATION PROHIBITED. The department or a center may...

Section 555.061. Toll-Free Number - Sec. 555.061. TOLL-FREE NUMBER. (a) The office shall establish a...

Subchapter D. Inspector General Duties

Section 555.101. Assisting Law Enforcement Agencies With Certain Investigations - Sec. 555.101. ASSISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WITH CERTAIN INVESTIGATIONS. The...

Section 555.102. Summary Report - Sec. 555.102. SUMMARY REPORT. (a) The inspector general shall prepare...

Section 555.103. Annual Status Report - Sec. 555.103. ANNUAL STATUS REPORT. (a) The inspector general shall...

Section 555.104. Retaliation Prohibited - Sec. 555.104. RETALIATION PROHIBITED. The department or a center may...

Subchapter E. Electronic Monitoring of Resident's Room

Section 555.151. Definitions - Sec. 555.151. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Authorized electronic monitoring"...

Section 555.152. Criminal and Civil Liability - Sec. 555.152. CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LIABILITY. (a) It is a...

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...

Section 555.154. Required Form on Admission - Sec. 555.154. REQUIRED FORM ON ADMISSION. The executive commissioner by...

Section 555.155. Authorized Electronic Monitoring: Who May Request - Sec. 555.155. AUTHORIZED ELECTRONIC MONITORING: WHO MAY REQUEST. (a) If...

Section 555.156. Authorized Electronic Monitoring: Form of Request; Consent of Other Residents in Room - Sec. 555.156. AUTHORIZED ELECTRONIC MONITORING: FORM OF REQUEST; CONSENT OF...

Section 555.157. Authorized Electronic Monitoring: General Provisions - Sec. 555.157. AUTHORIZED ELECTRONIC MONITORING: GENERAL PROVISIONS. (a) A center...

Section 555.158. Reporting Abuse, Neglect, or Exploitation - Sec. 555.158. REPORTING ABUSE, NEGLECT, OR EXPLOITATION. (a) A person...

Section 555.159. Use of Tape or Recording by Agency or Court - Sec. 555.159. USE OF TAPE OR RECORDING BY AGENCY OR...

Section 555.160. Notice at Entrance to Center - Sec. 555.160. NOTICE AT ENTRANCE TO CENTER. Each center shall...

Section 555.161. Enforcement - Sec. 555.161. ENFORCEMENT. The department may impose appropriate sanctions under...

Section 555.162. Interference With Device; Criminal Penalty - Sec. 555.162. INTERFERENCE WITH DEVICE; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person...

Subchapter F. Right to Essential Caregiver Visits

Section 555.201. Definition - Sec. 555.201. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "essential caregiver" means a...

Section 555.202. Resident's Right to Essential Caregiver Visits - Sec. 555.202. RESIDENT'S RIGHT TO ESSENTIAL CAREGIVER VISITS. (a) A...