26 Tex. Admin. Code § 551.215 - Employee Statement

(a) A facility must require an employee of the facility to sign a statement:
(1) acknowledging that the employee may be criminally liable for failure to report suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation; and
(2) acknowledging the employee's rights under Texas Health and Safety Code § 252.132 (relating to Suit for Retaliation), which states that an employee has a cause of action against a facility, the owner of a facility, or another employee of a facility that suspends or terminates the employment of the employee or otherwise disciplines, discriminates against, or retaliates against the employee for:
(A) reporting to the employee's supervisor, an administrator of the facility, a state regulatory agency, or a law enforcement agency, a violation of law, including a violation of Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 252, or a rule adopted under that chapter; or
(B) initiating or cooperating in any investigation or proceeding of a governmental entity relating to the care, services, or conditions at the facility.
(b) The facility must maintain as a part of its personnel records and make available to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission upon request the statement described in subsection (a) of this section.

Notes

26 Tex. Admin. Code § 551.215
The provisions of this §551.215 adopted to be effective June 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 4469; Transferred from Title 40, Chapter 90 by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 15, April 12, 2019, TexReg 1883, eff. 5/1/2019; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 07, February 18, 2022, TexReg 0790, eff. 2/24/2022

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