Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 101A.254 · Subchapter F. OFFICE OF STATE LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN
POWERS AND DUTIES OF STATE LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN AND OFFICE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The office has the powers and duties authorized and required by state and federal law.
(b) The office may use appropriate administrative, legal, and other remedies to assist residents as provided by commission rules.
(c) The office acts independently of the commission in the performance of its powers and duties under this subchapter.
(d) The state long-term care ombudsman has the authority to designate a local ombudsman entity or representative and to suspend or revoke that designation.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.361, eff. April 2, 2015.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 900 (H.B. 3564), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.101A.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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