Sec. 40.0315. INVESTIGATION UNIT FOR ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES. (a) The adult protective services division of the department shall maintain an investigation unit to investigate allegations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of elderly persons and persons with disabilities reported to the division.
(b) An investigator in the unit shall determine whether an elderly person or person with a disability who is the subject of a report made under Section 48.051(a) may have suffered from abuse, neglect, or exploitation as a result of the criminal conduct of another person. If the investigator determines that criminal conduct may have occurred, the investigator shall immediately notify:
(1) the commission's office of inspector general if the person with a disability who is the subject of the report resides in a state supported living center or the ICF-IID component of the Rio Grande State Center; and
(2) the appropriate law enforcement agency, unless the law enforcement agency reported the alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation to the department.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 2.01, eff. September 1, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 284 (S.B. 643), Sec. 24, eff. June 11, 2009.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1056 (S.B. 221), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.189, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Human Services and Protective Services in General
Subtitle D - Department of Family and Protective Services; Child Welfare and Protective Services
Chapter 40 - Department of Family and Protective Services
Subchapter B. Administrative Provisions
Section 40.021. Family and Protective Services Council
Section 40.023. Training Program for Council Members
Section 40.024. Terms; Vacancy
Section 40.025. Reimbursement for Expenses
Section 40.026. Presiding Officer; Other Officers; Meetings
Section 40.030. Advisory Committees
Section 40.0315. Investigation Unit for Adult Protective Services
Section 40.0321. Salary Supplementation by County or Municipality
Section 40.0322. Qualifications for Adult Protective Services Personnel; Recruitment
Section 40.0325. Study of Caseworker Education Reimbursement
Section 40.0326. Recruitment of Caseworkers
Section 40.034. Prohibited Activities by Former Officers or Employees
Section 40.035. Training Program for Adult Protective Services; Continuing Education
Section 40.036. Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Training
Section 40.037. Training Program for Child Protective Services Managers
Section 40.038. Secondary Trauma Support for Caseworkers
Section 40.039. Review of Records Retention Policy
Section 40.041. Office of Data Analytics
Section 40.042. Investigations of Child Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Section 40.043. Child Safety and Runaway Prevention Procedures