Texas Statutes
§ 87.042 — DEPARTMENTAL INVESTIGATORY POWERS.
Texas § 87.042
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Bluebook
Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 87.042 (2026).
Text
Sec. 87.042. DEPARTMENTAL INVESTIGATORY POWERS. To conduct an investigation under this chapter, the commissioner or the commissioner's designee has the same authority to enter, inspect, investigate, and take samples and to do so in the same manner as is provided for communicable diseases under Sections 81.061 , 81.063 , 81.064 , and 81.065 .
SUBCHAPTER D. CENTRAL REGISTRY
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 8.132, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Nearby Sections
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§ 87.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 87.002
CONFIDENTIALITY.§ 87.003
CONTRACTS.§ 87.004
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.§ 87.022
DATA COLLECTION.§ 87.023
REFERRAL FOR SERVICES.§ 87.041
INVESTIGATIONS.§ 87.061
REGISTRY; CONFIDENTIALITY.§ 87.062
ACCESS TO INFORMATION.§ 87.063
RESEARCH; REVIEW AND APPROVAL.§ 87.065
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