Tex. Health & Safety Code § 247.068 · Subchapter D. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
RETALIATION PROHIBITED.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person licensed under this chapter may not retaliate against a person for filing a complaint, presenting a grievance, or providing in good faith information relating to personal care services provided by the license holder.
(b) This section does not prohibit a license holder from terminating an employee for a reason other than retaliation.
(c) A department employee may not retaliate against an assisted living facility, an employee of an assisted living facility, or a person in control of an assisted living facility for:
(1) complaining about the conduct of a department employee;
(2) disagreeing with a department employee about the existence of a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter; or
(3) asserting a right under state or federal law.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 233, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 305 (H.B. 2109), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.247.htm
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- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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