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Texas Human Resources Code - HUM RES § 40.0527. Public Awareness

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Subject to the availability of funds, the executive commissioner by rule shall develop and the department shall implement a statewide public awareness campaign designed to educate the public regarding the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of elderly persons and persons with disabilities.

(b) The department may use mass communications media, the Internet, publications, or other means of public education in conducting the campaign.

(c) A public awareness strategy implemented for the program must include:

(1) the provision of information on the incidence and types of reports of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of elderly persons or persons with disabilities;  and

(2) practices that can reduce the incidences of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of elderly persons or persons with disabilities in this state.

(d) The department shall enlist the support and assistance of civic, philanthropic, and public service organizations in the performance of the duties imposed under this section.

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