(a) Each institution shall prominently and conspicuously post for display in a public area of the institution that is readily available to residents, employees, and visitors:
(1) the license issued under this chapter;
(2) a sign prescribed by the department that specifies complaint procedures established under this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter and that specifies how complaints may be registered with the department;
(3) a notice in a form prescribed by the department stating that licensing inspection reports and other related reports which show deficiencies cited by the department are available at the institution for public inspection and providing the department’s toll-free telephone number that may be used to obtain information concerning the institution;
(4) a concise summary of the most recent inspection report relating to the institution;
(5) notice that the department can provide summary reports relating to the quality of care, recent investigations, litigation, and other aspects of the operation of the institution;
(6) notice that the Texas Board of Nursing Facility Administrators, if applicable, can provide information about the nursing facility administrator;
(7) any notice or written statement required to be posted under § 242.072(c);
(8) notice that informational materials relating to the compliance history of the institution are available for inspection at a location in the institution specified by the sign;
(9) notice that employees, other staff, residents, volunteers, and family members and guardians of residents are protected from discrimination or retaliation as provided by Sections 260A.014 and 260A.015; and
(10) a sign required to be posted under Section 260A.006(a).
(b) The notice required by Subsection (a)(8) must also be posted at each door providing ingress to and egress from the institution.

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(c) The informational materials required to be maintained for public inspection by an institution under Subsection (a)(8) must be maintained in a well-lighted accessible location and must include:
(1) any information required to be included under § 242.504; and
(2) a statement of the institution’s record of compliance with this chapter and the rules and standards adopted under this chapter that is updated not less frequently than bi-monthly and that reflects the record of compliance during the period beginning one year before the date the statement is last updated, in the form required by the department.
(d) The notice required by Subsection (a)(9) must be posted in English and a second language as required by department rule.
(e) The department shall post detailed compliance information regarding each institution licensed by the department, including the information an institution is required to make accessible by Subsection (c), on the department’s website. The department shall update the website once a month to provide the most current compliance information regarding each institution.