SECTION 251.6. Complaints

(a) General. A complaint received by the commission concerning facilities under the commission's purview or the commission and/or its procedures or functions shall be investigated and resolved according to commission internal policies and procedures. All inspection reports, plan reviews and bills for services issued by the commission shall provide instructions for directing complaints to the commission regarding commission functions and procedures.

(b) Filing a Complaint. An individual who has a complaint about a facility under the commission's purview or the commission may file a complaint in any written format or use the commission's prescribed complaint form. The complaint form is available on the agency website and may be submitted electronically or may be obtained by contacting the commission through the agency website, telephone, fax, email, or written request.

(c) Jails shall include information regarding the procedure for filing a complaint, its investigation, and its resolution in the approved inmate handbook and shall display and maintain the information prominently throughout the jail in common areas and other areas frequented by jail inmates.

(d) Public Disclosure. A complaint against a facility under the commission's purview or the commission will only be made available for public disclosure in accordance with Government Code Chapter 552.

Source Note: The provisions of this §251.6 adopted to be effective December 27, 1994, 19 TexReg 9878; amended to be effective September 30, 2010, 35 TexReg 8770; amended to be effective March 29, 2022, 47 TexReg 1625