| (a) DADS performs inspections, follow-up visits, compliance
investigations, investigations of abuse, neglect and exploitation,
and other contact visits at a center as deemed appropriate or as required
to determine a center's compliance with this chapter.
(b) An inspection may be conducted by an inspector
or by a team depending on the purpose of the inspection, size of a
center, and other factors.
(c) DADS does not announce inspections or visits.
(d) DADS conducts at least one unannounced licensing
inspection annually after issuance of a license.
(e) DADS may visit a center for purposes other than
the reasons described in subsection (a) of this section.
(1) DADS may visit a center to consult with a center's
staff to determine how a center's physical space may be expanded or
upgraded or determine the progress of a center's construction or repairs,
equipment installation or repairs, systems installation or repairs,
or when conditions or emergencies arise, including fire, windstorm,
or malfunctioning or nonfunctioning of electrical or mechanical systems.
(2) DADS may announce visits that are not for a purpose
described in subsection (a) of this section.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §550.1301 adopted to be effective September 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 6569; transferred effective May 1, 2019, as published in the Texas Register April 12, 2019, 44 TexReg 1875 |
