(a) Prior to performing an inspection, a registered accessibility specialist must have access to the project in TABS and a written request for inspection from the owner or the owner's designated agent.
(b) To be valid, the owner, the owner's designated agent, or an individual representing the owner is required to be present during the inspection. The individual onsite during the inspection must provide a physical or electronic signature on the inspection form prescribed by the department.
(c) A registered accessibility specialist must complete an inspection report no later than 30 days from the date of the inspection. An inspection report must be:
  (1) provided to the owner within 30 days of the date of the report;
  (2) uploaded in TABS;
  (3) typewritten and include, at a minimum:
    (A) heading titled "Inspection Report;"
    (B) the name and certification number of the registered accessibility preparing the report;
    (C) date of the report;
    (D) date of the inspection;
    (E) TABS project number issued by the department;
    (F) facility name;
    (G) project name and address; and
    (H) violations cited in detailed, followed by the TAS section number, including specific information identifying the location of each violation.
(d) If corrective modifications are required to achieve compliance the owner must:
  (1) respond to the inspection report by submitting a form prescribed by the department to the registered accessibility specialist not later than the 30th day of the date of the inspection report; and
  (2) complete corrective modifications by the 270th day after the date of the inspection report.
(e) The owner's corrective modification response must be uploaded in TABS not later than the 30th calendar day after receipt.

Source Note: The provisions of this §68.52 adopted to be effective August 31, 2023, 48 TexReg 4642