Sec. 242.850. NOTICE AT ENTRANCE TO INSTITUTION. Each institution shall post a notice at the entrance to the institution 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 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1224, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0667, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities
Chapter 242 - Convalescent and Nursing Facilities and Related Institutions
Subchapter R. Electronic Monitoring of Resident's Room
Section 242.842. Criminal and Civil Liability
Section 242.843. Covert Use of Electronic Monitoring Device; Liability of Department or Institution
Section 242.844. Required Form on Admission
Section 242.845. Authorized Electronic Monitoring: Who May Request
Section 242.847. Authorized Electronic Monitoring: General Provisions
Section 242.848. Reporting Abuse and Neglect
Section 242.849. Use of Tape or Recording by Agency or Court