Enforcement

Sec. 242.851. ENFORCEMENT. (a) The department may impose appropriate sanctions under this chapter on an administrator of an institution who knowingly: (1) refuses to permit a resident or the resident's guardian or legal representative to conduct authorized electronic monitoring; (2) refuses to admit an individual to residency or allows the removal of a resident from the institution because of a request to conduct authorized electronic monitoring; (3) allows the removal of a resident from the institution because covert electronic monitoring is being conducted by or on behalf of the resident; or (4) violates another provision of this subchapter. (b) The department may assess an administrative penalty under Section 242.066 against an institution that: (1) refuses to permit a resident or the resident's guardian or legal representative to conduct authorized electronic monitoring; (2) refuses to admit an individual to residency or allows the removal of a resident from the institution because of a request to conduct authorized electronic monitoring; (3) allows the removal of a resident from the institution because covert electronic monitoring is being conducted by or on behalf of the resident; or (4) violates another provision of this subchapter. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1224, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2001.