Sec. 252.043. LICENSING SURVEYS. The department shall provide a team to conduct surveys to validate findings of licensing surveys. The purpose of a validation survey is to assure that survey teams throughout the state survey in a fair and consistent manner. A facility subjected to a validation survey must correct deficiencies cited by the validation team but is not subject to punitive action for those deficiencies.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 693, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities
Chapter 252 - Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals With an Intellectual Disability
Subchapter B. Licensing, Fees, and Inspections
Section 252.031. License Required
Section 252.0311. Person Ineligible for License
Section 252.032. License Application
Section 252.033. Issuance and Renewal of License
Section 252.035. Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of License
Section 252.036. Minimum Standards
Section 252.037. Reasonable Time to Comply
Section 252.0375. Early Compliance Review
Section 252.038. Fire Safety Requirements
Section 252.041. Unannounced Inspections
Section 252.042. Disclosure of Unannounced Inspections; Criminal Penalty