Sec. 254.153. FACILITY CARE REQUIREMENTS. (a) A facility shall provide to each facility patient, without regard to the individual's ability to pay, an appropriate medical screening, examination, and stabilization within the facility's capability, including ancillary services routinely available to the facility, to determine whether an emergency medical condition exists and any necessary stabilizing treatment.
(b) Before a facility accepts any patient for treatment or diagnosis, the facility shall enter into a referral, transmission, or admission agreement with a hospital licensed in this state.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1273 (H.B. 1357), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities
Chapter 254 - Freestanding Emergency Medical Care Facilities
Subchapter D. Regulation of Facilities
Section 254.151. Minimum Standards
Section 254.153. Facility Care Requirements
Section 254.155. Notice of Fees
Section 254.1555. Certain Fees Prohibited
Section 254.1556. Disclosure of Certain Prices and Fees During Declared Disaster; Construction
Section 254.156. Disclosure Statement Required
Section 254.157. Certain Advertising Prohibited
Section 254.158. Removal of Signs
Section 254.160. Prohibited Pricing Practices During Declared State of Disaster