SECTION 561.1. Purpose  


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  • (a) This chapter implements Texas Health and Safety Code (THSC), Chapter 253, Employee Misconduct Registry (EMR), regarding investigating an allegation of abuse, neglect, or exploitation, and entering information in the EMR about a finding of reportable conduct by an unlicensed employee of a facility, an agency, or an individual employer.

    (b) The Texas Health and Human Services Commission maintains the EMR and enters information in the EMR in accordance with §561.8 of this chapter (relating to Entering Information in the EMR).

    (c) The EMR lists persons who are not employable by a facility, agency, or individual employer.

Source Note: The provisions of this §561.1 adopted to be effective April 21, 2022, 47 TexReg 2012