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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 711 - INVESTIGATIONS OF INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING SERVICES FROM CERTAIN PROVIDERS
SUBCHAPTER A - INTRODUCTION
SECTION/RULE §711.5 - What does APS investigate under this chapter?
Chapter Review Date 08/08/2023

(a) When the alleged perpetrator is a direct provider, or is unknown, and the alleged victim is an individual receiving services, APS investigates the following allegation types:(1) physical abuse;(2) sexual abuse;(3) verbal/emotional abuse;(4) neglect; and(5) exploitation.(b) APS also investigates:(1) pregnancy of an individual receiving services from a facility or facility contractor if there is:(A) medical verification that conception could have occurred while the individual receiving services was a resident of the facility or facility contractor; and(B) a reasonable expectation that conception occurred while the individual was a resident of the facility or facility contractor;(2) sexually transmitted disease (STD) of an individual receiving services from a facility or facility contractor, if the individual could have acquired the STD while a resident of the facility or facility contractor; and(3) injury of unknown origin if appropriate medical personnel, after examining the individual receiving services, suspect the injury is the result of abuse or neglect.

Source Note: The provisions of this §711.5 adopted to be effective May 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 2755; amended to be effective September 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 6218; amended to be effective November 5, 2017, 42 TexReg 6187; transferred effective June 15, 2019, as published in the Texas Register May 24, 2019, 44 TexReg 2617.

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