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TITLE 5. THE PARENT- CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT
AFFECTING THE PARENT- CHILD RELATIONSHIP
SUBTITLE E. PROTECTION OF THE CHILD
CHAPTER 261. INVESTIGATION OF REPORT OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 261.001.
definiTions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 940
Sec. 261.002.
CenTRal RegisTRy. ........................................944
Sec. 261.003.
appliCaTion To sTudenTs in sChool foR deaf oR
sChool foR Blind and Visually impaiRed.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 945
Sec. 261.004.
TRaCKing of ReCuRRenCe of Child aBuse oR
negleCT RepoRTs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 945
Sec. 261.005.
RefeRenCe To exeCuTiVe CommissioneR oR Commission.........946
SUBCHAPTER B. REPORT OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT; IMM UNITIES
Sec. 261.101.
peRsons RequiRed To RepoRT; Time To RepoRT. ................946
Sec. 261.102.
maTTeRs To Be RepoRTed....................................947
Sec. 261.103.
RepoRT made To appRopRiaTe agenCy. .......................947
Sec. 261.104.
ConTenTs of RepoRT; noTiCe. ...............................948
Sec. 261.105.
RefeRRal of RepoRT By depaRTmenT oR
laW enfoRCemenT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 949
Sec. 261.1055.
noTifiCaTion of disTRiCT aTToRneys. ........................950
Sec. 261.106.
immuniTies................................................950
Sec. 261.107.
false RepoRT; CRiminal penalTy; CiVil penalTy...............951
Sec. 261.108.
fRiVolous Claims againsT peRson RepoRTing. ................951
Sec. 261.109.
failuRe To RepoRT; penalTy. ...............................952
Sec. 261.110.
employeR ReTaliaTion pRohiBiTed. ..........................952
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Sec. 261.111. Refusal of psyChiaTRiC oR psyChologiCal
TReaTmenT of Child. ......................................955
SUBCHAPTER C. CONFIDENTIALIT Y AND PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION
Sec. 261.201.
ConfidenTialiTy and disClosuRe of infoRmaTion..............955
Sec. 261.202.
pRiVileged CommuniCaTion. ................................959
Sec. 261.203.
infoRmaTion RelaTing To Child faTaliTy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 959
Sec. 261.204.
annual Child faTaliTy RepoRT..............................961
SUBCHAPTER D. INVESTIGATIONS
Sec. 261.301.
inVesTigaTion of RepoRT....................................962
Sec. 261.3011.
joinT inVesTigaTion guidelines and TRaining. ................964
Sec. 261.3013.
Case ClosuRe agReemenTs pRohiBiTed. ......................964
Sec. 261.3015.
alTeRnaTiVe Response sysTem. .............................964
Sec. 261.3016.
TRaining of peRsonnel ReCeiVing RepoRTs of aBuse
and negleCT.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 965
Sec. 261.3017. ConsulTaTion WiTh physiCian neTWoRKs and sysTems
RegaRding CeRTain mediCal CondiTions.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 965
Sec. 261.30175.
miTigaTion of pRoVideR ConfliCTs in aBuse oR negleCT
inVesTigaTion ConsulTaTions. ..............................967
Sec. 261.3018. aBBReViaTed inVesTigaTion and adminisTRaTiVe
ClosuRe of CeRTain Cases..................................968
Sec. 261.302.
ConduCT of inVesTigaTion..................................969
Sec. 261.3021.
CaseWoRK doCumenTaTion and managemenT. ................970
Sec. 261.3022.
Child safeTy CheCK aleRT lisT. ............................970
Sec. 261.3023. laW enfoRCemenT Response To Child
safeTy CheCK aleRT. ......................................971
Sec. 261.3024.
RemoVal fRom Child safeTy CheCK aleRT lisT................971
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Sec. 261.3027.
noTiCe of RighT To ReCoRd inTeRVieW........................971
Sec. 261.303.
inTeRfeRenCe WiTh inVesTigaTion; CouRT oRdeR...............972
Sec. 261.3031. failuRe To CoopeRaTe WiTh inVesTigaTion;
depaRTmenT Response......................................973
Sec. 261.3032.
inTeRfeRenCe WiTh inVesTigaTion; CRiminal penalTy...........973
Sec. 261.304.
inVesTigaTion of anonymous RepoRT.........................974
Sec. 261.305.
aCCess To menTal healTh ReCoRds..........................974
Sec. 261.306.
RemoVal of Child fRom sTaTe...............................974
Sec. 261.307. infoRmaTion RelaTing To inVesTigaTion pRoCeduRe and
Child plaCemenT ResouRCes................................975
Sec. 261.3071.
infoRmaTional manuals. ..................................977
Sec. 261.308.
suBmission of inVesTigaTion RepoRT. ........................978
Sec. 261.3081. noTiCe RegaRding Changes made By depaRTmenT
To inVesTigaTion RepoRT....................................979
Sec. 261.309.
ReVieW of depaRTmenT inVesTigaTions. ......................979
Sec. 261.3091.
noTiCe of RighT To RequesT adminisTRaTiVe ReVieW. . . . . . . . . . . 980
Sec. 261.310.
inVesTigaTion sTandaRds...................................980
Sec. 261.3105. TRaining pRogRam foR peRsons inVesTigaTing
suspeCTed Child aBuse oR negleCT..........................980
Sec. 261.311.
noTiCe of RepoRT..........................................982
Sec. 261.312.
ReVieW Teams; offense. ...................................982
Sec. 261.3125.
Child safeTy speCialisTs...................................983
Sec. 261.3126.
ColoCaTion of inVesTigaToRs. ..............................983
Sec. 261.314.
TesTing. .................................................984
Sec. 261.315. RemoVal of CeRTain inVesTigaTion infoRmaTion
fRom ReCoRds.............................................984
Sec. 261.316.
exempTion fRom fees foR mediCal ReCoRds. .................984
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