Section 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.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