2025 Texas Statutes
Human Resources Code
Title 6 - Services for the Elderly
Chapter 102 - Rights of the Elderly
Section 102.002. Prohibition

Universal Citation:
TX Hum Res Code § 102.002 (2025)
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Sec. 102.002. PROHIBITION. (a) A person providing services to the elderly may not deny an elderly individual a right guaranteed by this chapter.

(b) Each agency that licenses, registers, or certifies a person providing services shall require the person to implement and enforce this chapter. A violation of this chapter is grounds for suspension or revocation of the license, registration, or certification of a person providing services.

Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5159, ch. 936, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 264, Sec. 26, eff. Aug. 26, 1985; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 475, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

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