The Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) informs all facilities covered by the Health and Safety Code (HSC) that 40 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 76, Criminal History Check of Employees in Facilities for Care of the Aged and Persons with Disabilities, will be repealed, effective June 1, 2006.
The provision was repealed because DADS currently requires facilities to comply with Chapter 250 of the HSC. According to the rule, certain elderly and disabled care facilities must check the criminal history of employees and applicants through the Texas Department of Public Safety.
You may download the letter (July 17) here.