Section 242.315 - [Multiple versions] Administrative Penalty as Sanction(a) The department may impose an administrative penalty against a person licensed or regulated under this subchapter who violates this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter. (b) The penalty for a violation may be in an amount not to exceed $1,000. Each day a violation occurs or continues is a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty.(c) The amount of the penalty shall be based on:(1) the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of any prohibited acts, and the hazard or potential hazard created to the health, safety, or economic welfare of the public;(2) the economic harm to property or the environment caused by the violation;(3) the history of previous violations;(4) the amount necessary to deter future violations;(5) efforts to correct the violations; and(6) any other matter that justice may require.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.315
Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1,Sec. 3.0649, eff. 4/2/2015. The 75th Legislature enacted two versions of Subchapter I. This version of Subchapter I, comprising §§242.301 through 242.322, is effective until the issuance of a ruling by the federal government that the system established under Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1280, Art. 1, for licensure of nursing facility administrators does not comply with federal regulations. See also Subchapter I, comprising §§242.301 through 242.327, effective upon the issuance of such a ruling.