| (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.
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| 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 |
