Texas § 251.052 DISCLOSURE OF UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION; CRIMINAL PENALTY.

Texas Statutes

§ 251.052 — DISCLOSURE OF UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION; CRIMINAL PENALTY.

Texas § 251.052

Code HSHealth and Safety Code

This text of Texas § 251.052 (DISCLOSURE OF UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION; CRIMINAL PENALTY.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Texas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 251.052 (2026).

Text

Sec. 251.052. DISCLOSURE OF UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION; CRIMINAL PENALTY.

(a)A person commits an offense if the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly discloses to an unauthorized person the date or time of or any other fact about an unannounced inspection of an end stage renal disease facility before the inspection occurs.

(b)In this section, "unauthorized person" does not include:

(1)the department;

(2)the Health and Human Services Commission, including the office of the inspector general;

(3)the office of the attorney general; or

(4)any other person authorized by law to make an inspection or to accompany an inspector.

(c)An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.

(d)A person convicted under this section is not eligible for state employment. SUBCHAPTER E. ENFORCE

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Sec. 251.052. DISCLOSURE OF UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly discloses to an unauthorized person the date or time of or any other fact about an unannounced inspection of an end stage renal disease facility before the inspection occurs.
(b) In this section, "unauthorized person" does not include:
(1) the department;
(2) the Health and Human Services Commission, including the office of the inspector general;
(3) the office of the attorney general; or
(4) any other person authorized by law to make an inspection or to accompany an inspector.
(c) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
(d) A person convicted under this section is not eligible for state employment.
SUBCHAPTER E. ENFORCEMENT

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 608, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 3.0764, eff. April 2, 2015.