# 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 711.19: 26 TAC § 711.19. How is neglect defined?

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## Section

- **Citation:** 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 711.19
- **Heading:** 26 TAC § 711.19. How is neglect defined?
- **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 § 711.19

## Text

(a) In this chapter, when the alleged perpetrator is
 a direct provider to an individual receiving services in or from a
 facility, local authority, community center, or HCS waiver program
 or TxHmL waiver program provider, neglect is defined as a negligent
 act or omission which caused or may have caused physical or emotional
 injury or death to an individual receiving services or which placed
 an individual receiving services at risk of physical or emotional
 injury or death.
(b) Examples of neglect may include, but are not limited
 to, the failure to:
(1) establish or carry out an appropriate individual
 program plan or treatment plan for a specific individual receiving
 services, if such failure results in physical or emotional injury
 or death to an individual receiving services or which placed an individual
 receiving services at risk of physical or emotional injury or death;
(2) provide adequate nutrition, clothing, or health
 care to a specific individual receiving services in a residential
 or inpatient program if such failure results in physical or emotional
 injury or death to an individual receiving services or which placed
 an individual receiving services at risk of physical or emotional
 injury or death; or
(3) provide a safe environment for a specific individual
 receiving services, including the failure to maintain adequate numbers
 of appropriately trained staff, if such failure results in physical
 or emotional injury or death to an individual receiving services
 or which placed an individual receiving services at risk of physical
 or emotional injury or death.
(c) In this chapter, when the alleged perpetrator is
 a direct provider to an individual receiving services from any other
 service provider, neglect is defined as a negligent act or omission
 which caused physical or emotional injury or death to an individual
 receiving services.

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