# 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 711.1: 26 TAC § 711.1. What is the purpose of this chapter?

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## Section

- **Citation:** 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 711.1
- **Heading:** 26 TAC § 711.1. What is the purpose of this chapter?
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 26 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES / Part 1 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION / Chapter 711 INVESTIGATIONS OF INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING SERVICES FROM CERTAIN PROVIDERS / 26 TAC § 711.1

## Text

The purpose of this chapter is to:
(1) implement Human Resources Code (HRC), Chapter 48,
 Subchapter F, and Texas Family Code §261.404.
(2) describe:
(A) Adult Protective Services (APS) investigations
 of allegations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation involving:
(i) adults or children receiving services from a provider,
 as that term is defined in HRC §48.251(9), if the person alleged
 or suspected to have committed the abuse, neglect, or exploitation
 is a provider;
(ii) adults or children who live in a residence that
 is owned, operated, or controlled by a provider in the home and community-based
 services (HCS) waiver program described by §534.001(11)(B),
 Government Code, regardless of whether the individual is receiving
 services under the home and community-based services (HCS) waiver
 program; and
(iii) children receiving services from a home and community
 support services agency licensed under Chapter 142, Health and Safety
 Code, if the person alleged or suspected to have committed the abuse,
 neglect, or exploitation is an officer, employee, agent, contractor,
 or subcontractor of the home and community support services agency;
 and
(B) that APS does not investigate allegations if the
 provider alleged or suspected to have committed the abuse, neglect,
 or exploitation is operated, licensed, or certified, or registered
 by a state agency that has the authority to investigate a report
 of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an individual by the provider;
(3) define abuse, neglect, and exploitation for investigations
 conducted under Human Resources Code, Chapter 48, Subchapter F and
 Texas Family Code §261.404;
(4) describe procedures for reporting and investigating
 allegations; and
(5) implement Human Resources Code, Chapter 48, Subchapter
 I, relating to the Employee Misconduct Registry maintained by DADS,
 as described in Subchapter O of this chapter (relating to Employee
 Misconduct Registry).

## Nearby sections

- [26 Tex. Admin. Code § 711.1 26 TAC § 711.1. What is the purpose of this chapter?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T26_P1_C711_S711_1.md)
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