Sec. 242.851.  ENFORCEMENT.  (a)  The department may impose appropriate sanctions under this chapter on an administrator of an institution who knowingly:
(1)  refuses to permit a resident or the resident's guardian or legal representative to conduct authorized electronic monitoring;
(2)  refuses to admit an individual to residency or allows the removal of a resident from the institution because of a request to conduct authorized electronic monitoring;
(3)  allows the removal of a resident from the institution because covert electronic monitoring is being conducted by or on behalf of the resident;  or
(4)  violates another provision of this subchapter.
(b)  The department may assess an administrative penalty under Section 242.066 against an institution that:
(1)  refuses to permit a resident or the resident's guardian or legal representative to conduct authorized electronic monitoring;
(2)  refuses to admit an individual to residency or allows the removal of a resident from the institution because of a request to conduct authorized electronic monitoring;
(3)  allows the removal of a resident from the institution because covert electronic monitoring is being conducted by or on behalf of the resident;  or
(4)  violates another provision of this subchapter.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1224, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2001.