(a) The rules in this subchapter contain:
  (1) The different types of actions that we use to enforce the requirements in minimum standards, rules, and statutes; and
  (2) The criteria that we use to determine what type of enforcement action we will take in specific circumstances.
(b) Our goal with respect to enforcement is to ensure the safety of children in care that is subject to our regulation. Our use of enforcement actions is tailored toward the objective of safety and not to be punitive in nature.

Source Note: The provisions of this §745.8600 adopted to be effective September 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 6234; transferred effective July 15, 2019, as published in the June 14, 2019 issue of the Texas Register, 44 TexReg 2963; amended to be effective April 25, 2021, 46 TexReg 2437