1. (a) The Texas Department of Health (department) shall investigate the causes of injuries and methods of prevention.
2. (b) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee may enter at reasonable times and inspect within reasonable limits a public place or building, including a public conveyance, in the commissioner's duty to prevent an injury.
3. (c) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee may not enter a private residence to conduct an investigation about the causes of injuries without first receiving permission from a lawful adult occupant of the residence.
4. (d) When the department investigates work-related injuries, the Texas Workers Compensation Commission shall be informed at the earliest opportunity.
5. (e) When the department investigates spinal cord injuries and traumatic brain injuries, the Texas Rehabilitation Commission shall be informed at the earliest opportunity.
6. (f) When the department investigates traumatic brain injuries, the Texas Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board shall be informed at the earliest opportunity.

Source Note:The provisions of this §103.8 adopted to be effective March 1, 1994, 19 TexReg 1104; amended to be effective October 1, 1998, 23 TexReg 7806.