Texas Health and Safety Code 534.033 – Limitation On Department Control and Review
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(a) It is the intent of the legislature that each department limit its control over, and routine reviews of, community center programs to those programs that:
(1) use funds from that department or use required local funds that are matched with funds from that department;
(2) provide core or required services;
(3) provide services to former clients or patients of a facility of that department; or
(4) are affected by litigation in which that department is a defendant.
(b) Each appropriate department may review any community center program if the department has reason to suspect that a violation of a department rule has occurred or if the department receives an allegation of patient or client abuse.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 534.033
- Allegation: something that someone says happened.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) Each appropriate department may determine whether a particular program uses funds from that department or uses required local matching funds.