Section 711.401 - When does the Investigator notify law enforcement and OIG for allegations of abuse, neglect, or exploitation and when is the identity of the reporter revealed?(a) When the provider is a state supported living center, state hospital, or the ICF-IID component of the Rio Grande State Center, the investigator makes the following notifications:(1) the investigator notifies law enforcement within one (1) hour of any allegation of abuse, neglect, or exploitation involving a child.(2) the investigator notifies law enforcement within one (1) hour of any allegation of abuse, neglect, or exploitation involving an adult believed to constitute a criminal offense under any law.(3) the investigator notifies OIG within one (1) hour of any allegation of abuse, neglect, or exploitation involving an individual receiving services believed to constitute a criminal offense under any law.(b) For all other providers, the investigator notifies law enforcement within 24 hours of any allegation of abuse, neglect, or exploitation involving: (2) an adult believed to constitute a criminal offense under any law.(c) As provided in subsection (b) of this section, the investigator notifies law enforcement: (1) unless the law enforcement agency reported the alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation to the department; and(2) using a method that is mutually agreed upon between DFPS and the law enforcement agency.(d) For all notifications described in this section, the identity of the reporter is revealed.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 711.401
The provisions of this §711.401 adopted to be effective May 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 2755; amended to be effective March 1, 2008, 33 TexReg 1360; amended to be effective June 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 4180; amended to be effective December 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 6150; amended to be effective June 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 3879; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 34, August 19, 2016, TexReg 6223, eff. 9/1/2016; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 44, November 3, 2017, TexReg 6190, eff. 11/5/2017; transferred from Tex. Admin. Code § 711.401 by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 21, May 24, 2019, TexReg 2617, eff. 6/15/2019