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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the investigation or determination of abuse or neglect |
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of a child, elderly person, or person with a disability and the |
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provision of certain services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 262, Family Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 262.016 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 262.016. TEMPORARY HOSPITALIZATION OF CHILD. For |
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purposes of determining whether there is an immediate danger to the |
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physical health or safety of a child, the child's temporary |
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hospitalization does not mitigate the danger to the child who is |
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otherwise in danger of abuse or neglect. |
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SECTION 2. Section 48.151, Human Resources Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) The department may not refuse to conduct or delay an |
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investigation or refuse to provide or delay the provision of |
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protective services authorized by this chapter based solely on the |
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fact that the elderly person or person with a disability is |
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temporarily hospitalized. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |