Section 711.5 - What does APS investigate under this chapter?(a) When the alleged perpetrator is a direct provider, or is unknown, and the alleged victim is an individual receiving services, APS investigates the following allegation types: (3) verbal/emotional abuse;(b) APS also investigates: (1) pregnancy of an individual receiving services from a facility or facility contractor if there is: (A) medical verification that conception could have occurred while the individual receiving services was a resident of the facility or facility contractor; and(B) a reasonable expectation that conception occurred while the individual was a resident of the facility or facility contractor;(2) sexually transmitted disease (STD) of an individual receiving services from a facility or facility contractor, if the individual could have acquired the STD while a resident of the facility or facility contractor; and(3) injury of unknown origin if appropriate medical personnel, after examining the individual receiving services , suspect the injury is the result of abuse or neglect.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 711.5
The provisions of this §711.5 adopted to be effective May 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 2755; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 34, August 19, 2016, TexReg 6220, eff. 9/1/2016; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 44, November 3, 2017, TexReg 6188, eff. 11/5/2017; transferred from Tex. Admin. Code § 711.5 by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 21, May 24, 2019, TexReg 2617, eff. 6/15/2019