Texas Statutes
Title 4 - Health Facilities
Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities

Section 241.006. Coordination of Signage Requirements Imposed by State Agencies - Sec. 241.006. COORDINATION OF SIGNAGE REQUIREMENTS IMPOSED BY STATE AGENCIES....

Section 241.007. Compliance With Certain Requirements Regarding Sonogram Before Abortion - Sec. 241.007. COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS REGARDING SONOGRAM BEFORE ABORTION....

Section 241.008. Induced Deliveries or Cesarean Sections Before 39th Week - Sec. 241.008. INDUCED DELIVERIES OR CESAREAN SECTIONS BEFORE 39TH WEEK....

Section 241.009. Photo Identification Badge Required - Sec. 241.009. PHOTO IDENTIFICATION BADGE REQUIRED. (a) In this section,...

Section 241.010. Disposition of Fetal Remains - Sec. 241.010. DISPOSITION OF FETAL REMAINS. (a) A hospital shall...

Section 241.011. Human Trafficking Signs Required - Sec. 241.011. HUMAN TRAFFICKING SIGNS REQUIRED. An emergency department of...

Section 241.012. In-Person Hospital Visitation During Period of Disaster - Sec. 241.012. IN-PERSON HOSPITAL VISITATION DURING PERIOD OF DISASTER. (a)...

Subchapter B. Hospital Licenses

Section 241.021. License Required - Sec. 241.021. LICENSE REQUIRED. A person or governmental unit, acting...

Section 241.022. License Application - Sec. 241.022. LICENSE APPLICATION. (a) An application for a license...

Section 241.023. Issuance of License - Sec. 241.023. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE. (a) On receiving a license...

Section 241.025. License Fees - Sec. 241.025. LICENSE FEES. (a) The department shall charge each...

Section 241.026. Rules and Minimum Standards - Sec. 241.026. RULES AND MINIMUM STANDARDS. (a) The executive commissioner...

Section 241.0262. Circulating Duties for Surgical Services - Sec. 241.0262. CIRCULATING DUTIES FOR SURGICAL SERVICES. Circulating duties in...

Section 241.0263. Recommendations Relating to Missing Infants - Sec. 241.0263. RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING TO MISSING INFANTS. (a) The department...

Section 241.0265. Standards for Care for Mental Health and Chemical Dependency - Sec. 241.0265. STANDARDS FOR CARE FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND CHEMICAL...

Section 241.027. Patient Transfers - Sec. 241.027. PATIENT TRANSFERS. (a) The executive commissioner shall adopt...

Section 241.028. Transfer Agreements - Sec. 241.028. TRANSFER AGREEMENTS. (a) If hospitals execute a transfer...

Section 241.029. Policies and Procedures Relating to Workplace Safety - Sec. 241.029. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES RELATING TO WORKPLACE SAFETY. (a)...

Subchapter C. Enforcement

Section 241.051. Inspections - Sec. 241.051. INSPECTIONS. (a) The department may make any inspection,...

Section 241.052. Compliance With Rules and Standards - Sec. 241.052. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES AND STANDARDS. (a) A hospital...

Section 241.053. Denial of Application, Suspension, Revocation, Probation, or Reissuance of License - Sec. 241.053. DENIAL OF APPLICATION, SUSPENSION, REVOCATION, PROBATION, OR REISSUANCE...

Section 241.0531. Commissioner's Emergency Orders - Sec. 241.0531. COMMISSIONER'S EMERGENCY ORDERS. (a) Following notice to the...

Section 241.054. Violations; Injunctions - Sec. 241.054. VIOLATIONS; INJUNCTIONS. (a) The department shall: (1) notify...

Section 241.055. Civil Penalty - Sec. 241.055. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A hospital shall timely adopt,...

Section 241.0555. Additional Requirements: Potentially Preventable Adverse Events - Sec. 241.0555. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: POTENTIALLY PREVENTABLE ADVERSE EVENTS. (a) If...

Section 241.056. Suit by Person Harmed - Sec. 241.056. SUIT BY PERSON HARMED. (a) A person who...

Section 241.057. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 241.057. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense...

Section 241.058. Minor Violations - Sec. 241.058. MINOR VIOLATIONS. (a) This chapter does not require...

Section 241.0585. Recovery of Costs - Sec. 241.0585. RECOVERY OF COSTS. If the attorney general brings...

Section 241.059. Administrative Penalty - Sec. 241.059. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) The department may assess an...

Section 241.060. Administrative Penalty for Mental Health, Chemical Dependency, or Rehabilitation Services - Sec. 241.060. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY FOR MENTAL HEALTH, CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY, OR...

Subchapter E. Staff, Records, and Plan Reviews

Section 241.101. Hospital Authority Concerning Medical Staff - Sec. 241.101. HOSPITAL AUTHORITY CONCERNING MEDICAL STAFF. (a) Except as...

Section 241.1015. Physician Communication and Contracts - Sec. 241.1015. PHYSICIAN COMMUNICATION AND CONTRACTS. (a) A hospital, whether...

Section 241.102. Authorizations and Restrictions in Relation to Physicians and Podiatrists - Sec. 241.102. AUTHORIZATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS IN RELATION TO PHYSICIANS AND...

Section 241.103. Preservation of Records - Sec. 241.103. PRESERVATION OF RECORDS. (a) A hospital may authorize...

Section 241.1031. Preservation of Record From Forensic Medical Examination - Sec. 241.1031. PRESERVATION OF RECORD FROM FORENSIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION. (a)...

Section 241.104. Hospital Plan Reviews - Sec. 241.104. HOSPITAL PLAN REVIEWS. (a) The executive commissioner by...

Section 241.105. Hospital Privileges for Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants - Sec. 241.105. HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES AND PHYSICIAN...

Subchapter F. Medical Rehabilitation Services

Section 241.121. Definition - Sec. 241.121. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "comprehensive medical rehabilitation" means...

Section 241.122. License Required - Sec. 241.122. LICENSE REQUIRED. Unless a person has a license...

Section 241.123. Rehabilitation Services Standards - Sec. 241.123. REHABILITATION SERVICES STANDARDS. (a) The executive commissioner by...

Subchapter G. Disclosure of Health Care Information

Section 241.151. Definitions - Sec. 241.151. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Directory information" means...

Section 241.152. Written Authorization for Disclosure of Health Care Information - Sec. 241.152. WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION FOR DISCLOSURE OF HEALTH CARE INFORMATION....

Section 241.153. Disclosure Without Written Authorization - Sec. 241.153. DISCLOSURE WITHOUT WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION. A patient's health care...

Section 241.1531. Exchange of Inmate's Health Care Information - Sec. 241.1531. EXCHANGE OF INMATE'S HEALTH CARE INFORMATION. Notwithstanding any...

Section 241.154. Request - Sec. 241.154. REQUEST. (a) On receipt of a written authorization...

Section 241.155. Safeguards for Security of Health Care Information - Sec. 241.155. SAFEGUARDS FOR SECURITY OF HEALTH CARE INFORMATION. A...

Section 241.156. Patient Remedies - Sec. 241.156. PATIENT REMEDIES. (a) A patient aggrieved by a...

Subchapter H. Hospital Level of Care Designations for Neonatal and Maternal Care

Section 241.182. Level of Care Designations - Sec. 241.182. LEVEL OF CARE DESIGNATIONS. (a) The executive commissioner,...

Section 241.183. Rules - Sec. 241.183. RULES. (a) The executive commissioner, in consultation with...

Section 241.1835. Use of Telemedicine Medical Services - Sec. 241.1835. USE OF TELEMEDICINE MEDICAL SERVICES. (a) In this...

Section 241.1836. Appeal Process - Sec. 241.1836. APPEAL PROCESS. (a) The rules adopted under Section...

Section 241.1837. Patient Safety Practices Regarding Placenta Accreta Spectrum Disorder - Sec. 241.1837. PATIENT SAFETY PRACTICES REGARDING PLACENTA ACCRETA SPECTRUM DISORDER....

Section 241.184. Confidentiality; Privilege - Sec. 241.184. CONFIDENTIALITY; PRIVILEGE. (a) All information and materials submitted...

Section 241.185. Assignment of Level of Care Designation - Sec. 241.185. ASSIGNMENT OF LEVEL OF CARE DESIGNATION. (a) The...

Section 241.186. Hospital Not Designated - Sec. 241.186. HOSPITAL NOT DESIGNATED. A hospital that does not...

Section 241.1865. Waiver From Level of Care Designation Requirements; Conditional Designation - Sec. 241.1865. WAIVER FROM LEVEL OF CARE DESIGNATION REQUIREMENTS; CONDITIONAL...

Section 241.187. Perinatal Advisory Council - Sec. 241.187. PERINATAL ADVISORY COUNCIL. (a) In this section, "advisory...

Subchapter I. Freestanding Emergency Medical Care Facilities Associated With Licensed Hospitals

Section 241.201. Applicability - Sec. 241.201. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to a freestanding...

Section 241.202. Advertising - Sec. 241.202. ADVERTISING. A facility described by Section 241.201: (1)...

Section 241.204. Administrative Penalty - Sec. 241.204. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. The department may assess an administrative...

Section 241.205. Disclosure Statement Required - Sec. 241.205. DISCLOSURE STATEMENT REQUIRED. A facility described by Section...

Subchapter I. -1. Prices and Fees Charged by Freestanding Emergency Medical Care Facilities Associated With Certain Hospitals

Section 241.221. Applicability - Sec. 241.221. APPLICABILITY. (a) This subchapter applies only to a...

Section 241.222. Certain Fees Prohibited - Sec. 241.222. CERTAIN FEES PROHIBITED. (a) A facility described by...

Section 241.223. Disclosure of Certain Prices and Fees During Declared Disaster; Construction - Sec. 241.223. DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN PRICES AND FEES DURING DECLARED...

Section 241.224. Prohibited Pricing Practices During Declared State of Disaster - Sec. 241.224. PROHIBITED PRICING PRACTICES DURING DECLARED STATE OF DISASTER....

Section 241.225. Enforcement - Sec. 241.225. ENFORCEMENT. Notwithstanding any conflicting provision in this subchapter...

Subchapter J. Notice of Facility Fees in Certain Freestanding Emergency Medical Care Facilities

Section 241.251. Applicability - Sec. 241.251. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to a freestanding...

Section 241.252. Notice of Fees - Sec. 241.252. NOTICE OF FEES. (a) In this section, "provider...

Subchapter K. Limited Services Rural Hospital

Section 241.301. Definition - Sec. 241.301. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "limited services rural hospital"...

Section 241.302. License Required - Sec. 241.302. LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) A person may not establish,...

Section 241.303. Licensing Fee - Sec. 241.303. LICENSING FEE. (a) The executive commissioner by rule...

Subchapter L. Limitation on Civil Liability of Children's Isolation Units

Section 241.351. Definition - Sec. 241.351. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "children's isolation unit" means...

Section 241.352. Limitation on Civil Liability of Children's Isolation Unit - Sec. 241.352. LIMITATION ON CIVIL LIABILITY OF CHILDREN'S ISOLATION UNIT....

Chapter 242 - Convalescent and Nursing Facilities and Related Institutions

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 242.001. Scope, Purpose, and Implementation - Sec. 242.001. SCOPE, PURPOSE, AND IMPLEMENTATION. (a) It is the...

Section 242.002. Definitions - Sec. 242.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commission" means the...

Section 242.0021. Controlling Person - Sec. 242.0021. CONTROLLING PERSON. (a) A person is a controlling...

Section 242.003. Exemptions - Sec. 242.003. EXEMPTIONS. Except as otherwise provided, this chapter does...

Section 242.005. Performance Reports - Sec. 242.005. PERFORMANCE REPORTS. (a) The department shall prepare annually...

Section 242.006. Directory of Licensed Institutions - Sec. 242.006. DIRECTORY OF LICENSED INSTITUTIONS. (a) The department shall...

Section 242.007. Consultation and Cooperation - Sec. 242.007. CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION. (a) Whenever possible, the department...

Section 242.008. Employment of Personnel - Sec. 242.008. EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL. The department may employ the...

Section 242.009. Federal Funds - Sec. 242.009. FEDERAL FUNDS. The department may accept and use...

Section 242.010. Change of Administrators - Sec. 242.010. CHANGE OF ADMINISTRATORS. An institution that hires a...

Section 242.011. Language Requirements Prohibited - Sec. 242.011. LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS PROHIBITED. An institution may not prohibit...

Section 242.013. Paperwork Reduction Rules - Sec. 242.013. PAPERWORK REDUCTION RULES. (a) The executive commissioner shall...

Section 242.014. Prohibition of Remuneration - Sec. 242.014. PROHIBITION OF REMUNERATION. (a) An institution may not...

Section 242.015. Licensed Administrator - Sec. 242.015. LICENSED ADMINISTRATOR. (a) Each institution must have a...

Section 242.016. Fees and Penalties - Sec. 242.016. FEES AND PENALTIES. Except as expressly provided by...

Section 242.017. Admissibility of Certain Evidence in Civil Actions - Sec. 242.017. ADMISSIBILITY OF CERTAIN EVIDENCE IN CIVIL ACTIONS. (a)...

Section 242.018. Compliance With Chapter 260a - Sec. 242.018. COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER 260A. (a) An institution shall...

Section 242.019. Guardianship Orders - Sec. 242.019. GUARDIANSHIP ORDERS. An institution shall make a reasonable...

Section 242.020. Civil Liability Related to Misappropriation of Resident's Funds - Sec. 242.020. CIVIL LIABILITY RELATED TO MISAPPROPRIATION OF RESIDENT'S FUNDS....

Subchapter B. Licensing, Fees, and Inspections

Section 242.031. License Required - Sec. 242.031. LICENSE REQUIRED. A person or governmental unit, acting...

Section 242.032. License or Renewal Application - Sec. 242.032. LICENSE OR RENEWAL APPLICATION. (a) An application for...

Section 242.033. Issuance and Renewal of License - Sec. 242.033. ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF LICENSE. (a) After receiving...

Section 242.0335. Expedited Issuance of Change of Ownership License to Certain Current License Holders - Sec. 242.0335. EXPEDITED ISSUANCE OF CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP LICENSE TO...

Section 242.0336. Temporary Change of Ownership License - Sec. 242.0336. TEMPORARY CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP LICENSE. (a) For purposes...

Section 242.034. License Fees - Sec. 242.034. LICENSE FEES. (a) The executive commissioner may establish...

Section 242.035. Licensing Categories - Sec. 242.035. LICENSING CATEGORIES. (a) The department shall determine the...

Section 242.036. Grading - Sec. 242.036. GRADING. (a) The executive commissioner may adopt and...

Section 242.037. Rules; Minimum Standards - Sec. 242.037. RULES; MINIMUM STANDARDS. (a) The executive commissioner shall...

Section 242.0371. Notice of Certain Employment Policies - Sec. 242.0371. NOTICE OF CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT POLICIES. (a) An institution...

Section 242.0373. Restraint and Seclusion - Sec. 242.0373. RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION. A person providing services to...

Section 242.038. Reasonable Time to Comply - Sec. 242.038. REASONABLE TIME TO COMPLY. The executive commissioner by...

Section 242.0385. Early Compliance Review - Sec. 242.0385. EARLY COMPLIANCE REVIEW. (a) The executive commissioner by...

Section 242.039. Fire Safety Requirements - Sec. 242.039. FIRE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS. (a) The executive commissioner shall...

Section 242.0395. Registration With Texas Information and Referral Network - Sec. 242.0395. REGISTRATION WITH TEXAS INFORMATION AND REFERRAL NETWORK. (a)...

Section 242.040. Certification of Institutions That Care for Persons With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders - Sec. 242.040. CERTIFICATION OF INSTITUTIONS THAT CARE FOR PERSONS WITH...

Section 242.0405. Notice of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Certification - Sec. 242.0405. NOTICE OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS CERTIFICATION....

Section 242.041. False Communication Concerning Certification; Criminal Penalty - Sec. 242.041. FALSE COMMUNICATION CONCERNING CERTIFICATION; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) An...

Section 242.042. Posting - Sec. 242.042. POSTING. (a) Each institution shall prominently and conspicuously...

Section 242.043. Inspections - Sec. 242.043. INSPECTIONS. (a) The commission or the commission's representative...

Section 242.044. Unannounced Inspections - Sec. 242.044. UNANNOUNCED INSPECTIONS. (a) The commission shall annually conduct...

Section 242.0441. Follow-Up Inspections - Sec. 242.0441. FOLLOW-UP INSPECTIONS. (a) The commission or the commission's...

Section 242.0442. Commission Evaluation of Regulatory Capacity - Sec. 242.0442. COMMISSION EVALUATION OF REGULATORY CAPACITY. (a) Not later...

Section 242.0445. Reporting of Violations - Sec. 242.0445. REPORTING OF VIOLATIONS. (a) The department or the...

Section 242.045. Disclosure of Unannounced Inspections; Criminal Penalty - Sec. 242.045. DISCLOSURE OF UNANNOUNCED INSPECTIONS; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) Except...

Section 242.046. Open Hearing - Sec. 242.046. OPEN HEARING. (a) The department shall hold an...

Section 242.047. Accreditation Review to Satisfy Inspection or Certification Requirements - Sec. 242.047. ACCREDITATION REVIEW TO SATISFY INSPECTION OR CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS....

Section 242.048. Licensing Surveys - Sec. 242.048. LICENSING SURVEYS. The department shall provide a team...

Section 242.049. Quality Improvement - Sec. 242.049. QUALITY IMPROVEMENT. (a) The department may evaluate data...

Section 242.051. Notification of Award of Exemplary Damages - Sec. 242.051. NOTIFICATION OF AWARD OF EXEMPLARY DAMAGES. (a) If...

Section 242.052. Drug Testing of Employees - Sec. 242.052. DRUG TESTING OF EMPLOYEES. (a) An institution may...

Subchapter C. General Enforcement

Section 242.061. Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of License - Sec. 242.061. DENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE. (a) In...

Section 242.0615. Exclusion - Sec. 242.0615. EXCLUSION. (a) The department, after providing notice and...

Section 242.062. Emergency Suspension or Closing Order - Sec. 242.062. EMERGENCY SUSPENSION OR CLOSING ORDER. (a) The department...

Section 242.063. Injunction - Sec. 242.063. INJUNCTION. (a) The department may petition a district...

Section 242.064. License Requirement; Criminal Penalty - Sec. 242.064. LICENSE REQUIREMENT; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits...

Section 242.065. Civil Penalty - Sec. 242.065. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person who violates or...

Section 242.066. Administrative Penalty - Sec. 242.066. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) The commission may assess an...

Section 242.0663. Violation of Law Relating to Advance Directives - Sec. 242.0663. VIOLATION OF LAW RELATING TO ADVANCE DIRECTIVES. (a)...

Section 242.0665. Right to Correct - Sec. 242.0665. RIGHT TO CORRECT. (a) The commission may not...

Section 242.067. Report Recommending Administrative Penalty - Sec. 242.067. REPORT RECOMMENDING ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) The department may...

Section 242.068. Hearings on Administrative Penalties - Sec. 242.068. HEARINGS ON ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES. (a) An administrative law...

Section 242.069. Notice and Payment of Administrative Penalty; Interest; Refund - Sec. 242.069. NOTICE AND PAYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY; INTEREST; REFUND....

Section 242.0695. Use of Administrative Penalty - Sec. 242.0695. USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. Money from an administrative...

Section 242.070. Application of Other Law - Sec. 242.070. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW. The department may not...

Section 242.071. Amelioration of Violation - Sec. 242.071. AMELIORATION OF VIOLATION. (a) In lieu of demanding...

Section 242.072. Other Remedies - Sec. 242.072. OTHER REMEDIES. (a) If the department finds that...

Section 242.073. Legal Action by the Attorney General - Sec. 242.073. LEGAL ACTION BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. (a) The...

Section 242.074. Notification of Change in Financial Condition - Sec. 242.074. NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE IN FINANCIAL CONDITION. (a) An...

Subchapter D. Trustees for Nursing or Convalescent Homes

Section 242.091. Findings and Purpose - Sec. 242.091. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. (a) The legislature finds that...

Section 242.092. Definition - Sec. 242.092. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "home" means a nursing...

Section 242.093. Appointment by Agreement - Sec. 242.093. APPOINTMENT BY AGREEMENT. (a) A person holding a...

Section 242.094. Involuntary Appointment - Sec. 242.094. INVOLUNTARY APPOINTMENT. (a) The department may request the...

Section 242.0945. Qualifications of Trustees - Sec. 242.0945. QUALIFICATIONS OF TRUSTEES. (a) A court may appoint...

Section 242.0946. Nepotism Prohibition - Sec. 242.0946. NEPOTISM PROHIBITION. A person serving as a trustee...

Section 242.095. Fee; Release of Funds - Sec. 242.095. FEE; RELEASE OF FUNDS. (a) A trustee appointed...

Section 242.096. Nursing and Convalescent Home Trust Fund and Emergency Assistance Funds - Sec. 242.096. NURSING AND CONVALESCENT HOME TRUST FUND AND EMERGENCY...

Section 242.0965. Assisted Living Facility Trust Fund and Emergency Assistance Funds - Sec. 242.0965. ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY TRUST FUND AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE...

Section 242.097. Additional License Fee--Nursing and Convalescent Homes - Sec. 242.097. ADDITIONAL LICENSE FEE--NURSING AND CONVALESCENT HOMES. (a) In...

Section 242.0975. Additional License Fee--Assisted Living Facilities - Sec. 242.0975. ADDITIONAL LICENSE FEE--ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES. (a) In addition...

Section 242.098. Reimbursement - Sec. 242.098. REIMBURSEMENT. (a) A home that receives emergency assistance...

Section 242.099. Applicability of Other Law - Sec. 242.099. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW. Subtitle D, Title 10,...

Section 242.100. Notification of Closing - Sec. 242.100. NOTIFICATION OF CLOSING. (a) A home that is...

Section 242.101. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 242.101. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A home commits an offense...

Section 242.102. Ineligibility for License - Sec. 242.102. INELIGIBILITY FOR LICENSE. (a) A license holder or...

Subchapter F. Medical, Nursing, and Dental Services Other Than Administration of Medication

Section 242.151. Physician Services - Sec. 242.151. PHYSICIAN SERVICES. (a) An institution shall have at...

Section 242.152. Physician Services for Residents Younger Than 18 Years of Age - Sec. 242.152. PHYSICIAN SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS YOUNGER THAN 18 YEARS...

Section 242.153. Director of Nursing Services - Sec. 242.153. DIRECTOR OF NURSING SERVICES. An institution shall have...

Section 242.154. Nursing Services - Sec. 242.154. NURSING SERVICES. (a) An institution shall provide the...

Section 242.155. Pediatric Nursing Services - Sec. 242.155. PEDIATRIC NURSING SERVICES. An institution shall ensure that:...

Section 242.156. Required Medical Examination - Sec. 242.156. REQUIRED MEDICAL EXAMINATION. (a) Except as required by...

Section 242.157. Dental Examination - Sec. 242.157. DENTAL EXAMINATION. (a) The department shall require that...

Section 242.158. Identification of Certain Nursing Facility Residents Requiring Mental Health or Intellectual Disability Services - Sec. 242.158. IDENTIFICATION OF CERTAIN NURSING FACILITY RESIDENTS REQUIRING MENTAL...

Section 242.159. Automated External Defibrillators - Sec. 242.159. AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS. (a) An institution shall have...

Subchapter G. Respite Care

Section 242.181. Definitions - Sec. 242.181. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Person with a...

Section 242.182. Respite Care - Sec. 242.182. RESPITE CARE. (a) An institution licensed under this...

Section 242.183. Plan of Care - Sec. 242.183. PLAN OF CARE. (a) The institution and the...

Section 242.184. Notification - Sec. 242.184. NOTIFICATION. An institution that offers respite care shall...

Section 242.185. Inspections - Sec. 242.185. INSPECTIONS. The department, at the time of an...

Section 242.186. Suspension - Sec. 242.186. SUSPENSION. (a) The department may require an institution...

Subchapter H. Care for Residents With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders

Section 242.201. Scope of Subchapter - Sec. 242.201. SCOPE OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies only to...

Section 242.202. Disclosure Required - Sec. 242.202. DISCLOSURE REQUIRED. (a) An institution covered by this...

Section 242.203. Violation - Sec. 242.203. VIOLATION. (a) An institution that violates this subchapter...

Section 242.204. Rules - Sec. 242.204. RULES. The executive commissioner shall adopt rules governing:...

Subchapter H. -1. Automated Medicaid Patient Care and Reimbursement System

Section 242.221. Automated System for Medicaid Patient Care and Reimbursement - Sec. 242.221. AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR MEDICAID PATIENT CARE AND REIMBURSEMENT....

Section 242.222. Data Used by System - Sec. 242.222. DATA USED BY SYSTEM. The automated patient care...

Section 242.223. Frequency of Data Submission - Sec. 242.223. FREQUENCY OF DATA SUBMISSION. Nursing facilities must complete...

Section 242.224. Electronic Claims for Reimbursement - Sec. 242.224. ELECTRONIC CLAIMS FOR REIMBURSEMENT. The automated reimbursement system...

Section 242.225. Date of Reimbursement - Sec. 242.225. DATE OF REIMBURSEMENT. The department shall pay Medicaid...

Section 242.226. Rules - Sec. 242.226. RULES. The executive commissioner shall adopt rules and...

Subchapter H. -2. Arbitration of Certain Disputes

Section 242.251. Scope of Subchapter - Sec. 242.251. SCOPE OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies to any...

Section 242.252. Election of Arbitration - Sec. 242.252. ELECTION OF ARBITRATION. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 242.253. Arbitration Procedures - Sec. 242.253. ARBITRATION PROCEDURES. (a) The arbitration shall be conducted...

Section 242.254. Arbitrator; Qualifications - Sec. 242.254. ARBITRATOR; QUALIFICATIONS. Each arbitrator must be on an...

Section 242.255. Arbitrator; Selection - Sec. 242.255. ARBITRATOR; SELECTION. The arbitrator shall be appointed in...

Section 242.256. Duties of Arbitrator - Sec. 242.256. DUTIES OF ARBITRATOR. The arbitrator shall: (1) protect...

Section 242.257. Scheduling of Arbitration - Sec. 242.257. SCHEDULING OF ARBITRATION. (a) The arbitrator conducting the...

Section 242.258. Exchange and Filing of Information - Sec. 242.258. EXCHANGE AND FILING OF INFORMATION. Not later than...

Section 242.259. Attendance Required - Sec. 242.259. ATTENDANCE REQUIRED. (a) The arbitrator may proceed in...

Section 242.260. Testimony; Record - Sec. 242.260. TESTIMONY; RECORD. (a) The arbitrator may require witnesses...

Section 242.261. Evidence - Sec. 242.261. EVIDENCE. (a) The department or the institution may...

Section 242.262. Closing Statements; Briefs - Sec. 242.262. CLOSING STATEMENTS; BRIEFS. The department and the institution...

Section 242.263. Ex Parte Contacts Prohibited - Sec. 242.263. EX PARTE CONTACTS PROHIBITED. (a) Except as provided...

Section 242.264. Order - Sec. 242.264. ORDER. (a) The arbitrator may enter any order...

Section 242.265. Effect of Order - Sec. 242.265. EFFECT OF ORDER. An order of an arbitrator...

Section 242.266. Clerical Error - Sec. 242.266. CLERICAL ERROR. For the purpose of correcting a...

Section 242.267. Court Vacating Order - Sec. 242.267. COURT VACATING ORDER. (a) On a finding described...

Section 242.268. No Arbitration in Case of Emergency Order or Closing Order - Sec. 242.268. NO ARBITRATION IN CASE OF EMERGENCY ORDER OR...

Section 242.269. Enforcement of Certain Arbitration Orders - Sec. 242.269. ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN ARBITRATION ORDERS. (a) This section...

Subchapter I. Nursing Facility Administration

Section 242.301. Definitions - Sec. 242.301. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Nursing facility" means...

Section 242.302. Powers and Duties of Department and Executive Commissioner - Sec. 242.302. POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT AND EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER....

Section 242.303. Nursing Facility Administrators Advisory Committee - Sec. 242.303. NURSING FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) The Nursing...

Section 242.304. Fees; Funds - Sec. 242.304. FEES; FUNDS. (a) The executive commissioner, in consultation...

Section 242.305. Practicing Without a License - Sec. 242.305. PRACTICING WITHOUT A LICENSE. A person may not...

Section 242.306. License Application; Qualifications - Sec. 242.306. LICENSE APPLICATION; QUALIFICATIONS. (a) An applicant for a...

Section 242.307. Examination - Sec. 242.307. EXAMINATION. (a) The licensing examination shall be prepared...

Section 242.308. Licenses; Temporary License; Inactive Status - Sec. 242.308. LICENSES; TEMPORARY LICENSE; INACTIVE STATUS. (a) A person...

Section 242.309. Provisional License - Sec. 242.309. PROVISIONAL LICENSE. (a) The department shall issue a...

Section 242.310. License Renewal - Sec. 242.310. LICENSE RENEWAL. (a) A person who is otherwise...

Section 242.311. Mandatory Continuing Education - Sec. 242.311. MANDATORY CONTINUING EDUCATION. (a) The executive commissioner by...

Section 242.312. Complaint Receipt, Investigation, and Disposition - Sec. 242.312. COMPLAINT RECEIPT, INVESTIGATION, AND DISPOSITION. (a) The department...

Section 242.313. Sanctions - Sec. 242.313. SANCTIONS. (a) The department may revoke, suspend, or...

Section 242.314. Written Reprimand and Continuing Education as Sanctions - Sec. 242.314. WRITTEN REPRIMAND AND CONTINUING EDUCATION AS SANCTIONS. In...

Section 242.315. Administrative Penalty as Sanction - Sec. 242.315. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY AS SANCTION. (a) The department may...

Section 242.316. Notice and Hearing - Sec. 242.316. NOTICE AND HEARING. (a) If the department determines...

Section 242.317. Informal Proceedings - Sec. 242.317. INFORMAL PROCEEDINGS. (a) The executive commissioner by rule...

Section 242.318. Monitoring of License Holder - Sec. 242.318. MONITORING OF LICENSE HOLDER. The executive commissioner by...

Section 242.319. Civil Penalty - Sec. 242.319. CIVIL PENALTY. A person who violates this subchapter...

Section 242.320. Assistance of Attorney General - Sec. 242.320. ASSISTANCE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL. The attorney general shall...

Section 242.321. Offense - Sec. 242.321. OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if...

Section 242.322. Protection for Refusal to Engage in Certain Conduct - Sec. 242.322. PROTECTION FOR REFUSAL TO ENGAGE IN CERTAIN CONDUCT....

Subchapter I. Nursing Facility Administration

Section 242.301. Definitions - Sec. 242.301. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Board" means the...

Section 242.302. Texas Board of Nursing Facility Administrators - Sec. 242.302. TEXAS BOARD OF NURSING FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS. (a) The...

Section 242.303. Membership Requirements - Sec. 242.303. MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS. (a) A member of the board...

Section 242.304. Grounds for Removal - Sec. 242.304. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. It is a ground for...

Section 242.305. Board Officers; Meetings; Quorum; Expenses - Sec. 242.305. BOARD OFFICERS; MEETINGS; QUORUM; EXPENSES. (a) The board...

Section 242.306. Application of Open Meetings and Administrative Procedure Act - Sec. 242.306. APPLICATION OF OPEN MEETINGS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT....

Section 242.307. Powers and Duties of the Board - Sec. 242.307. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD. (a) The...

Section 242.308. Administrative Functions - Sec. 242.308. ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS. The department shall serve as the...

Section 242.309. Fees; Funds - Sec. 242.309. FEES; FUNDS. (a) The board by rule shall...

Section 242.310. Practicing Without a License - Sec. 242.310. PRACTICING WITHOUT A LICENSE. A person may not...

Section 242.311. License Application; Qualifications - Sec. 242.311. LICENSE APPLICATION; QUALIFICATIONS. (a) An applicant for a...

Section 242.312. Examination - Sec. 242.312. EXAMINATION. (a) The licensing examination shall be prepared...

Section 242.313. Licenses; Temporary License; Inactive Status - Sec. 242.313. LICENSES; TEMPORARY LICENSE; INACTIVE STATUS. (a) A person...

Section 242.314. Provisional License - Sec. 242.314. PROVISIONAL LICENSE. (a) The board shall issue a...

Section 242.315. License Renewal - Sec. 242.315. LICENSE RENEWAL. (a) A person who is otherwise...

Section 242.316. Mandatory Continuing Education - Sec. 242.316. MANDATORY CONTINUING EDUCATION. (a) The board by rule...

Section 242.317. Complaint Receipt, Investigation, and Disposition - Sec. 242.317. COMPLAINT RECEIPT, INVESTIGATION, AND DISPOSITION. (a) The board...

Section 242.318. Sanctions - Sec. 242.318. SANCTIONS. (a) The board may revoke, suspend, or...

Section 242.319. Written Reprimand and Continuing Education as Sanctions - Sec. 242.319. WRITTEN REPRIMAND AND CONTINUING EDUCATION AS SANCTIONS. In...

Section 242.320. Administrative Penalty as Sanction - Sec. 242.320. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY AS SANCTION. (a) The department may...

Section 242.321. Notice and Hearing - Sec. 242.321. NOTICE AND HEARING. (a) If the department determines...

Section 242.322. Informal Proceedings - Sec. 242.322. INFORMAL PROCEEDINGS. (a) The department by rule shall...

Section 242.323. Monitoring of License Holder - Sec. 242.323. MONITORING OF LICENSE HOLDER. The board by rule...

Section 242.324. Civil Penalty - Sec. 242.324. CIVIL PENALTY. A person who violates this subchapter...

Section 242.325. Assistance of Attorney General - Sec. 242.325. ASSISTANCE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL. The attorney general shall...

Section 242.326. Offense - Sec. 242.326. OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if...

Section 242.327. Protection for Refusal to Engage in Certain Conduct - Sec. 242.327. PROTECTION FOR REFUSAL TO ENGAGE IN CERTAIN CONDUCT....

Subchapter K. Quality of Care

Section 242.401. Quality of Life - Sec. 242.401. QUALITY OF LIFE. (a) An institution shall care...

Section 242.402. Quality of Care - Sec. 242.402. QUALITY OF CARE. An institution shall provide to...

Section 242.403. Standards for Quality of Life and Quality of Care - Sec. 242.403. STANDARDS FOR QUALITY OF LIFE AND QUALITY OF...

Section 242.404. Policies, Procedures, and Practices for Quality of Care and Quality of Life - Sec. 242.404. POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND PRACTICES FOR QUALITY OF CARE...

Subchapter L. Rights of Residents

Section 242.501. Resident's Rights - Sec. 242.501. RESIDENT'S RIGHTS. (a) The executive commissioner by rule...

Section 242.502. Rights Cumulative - Sec. 242.502. RIGHTS CUMULATIVE. The rights established under this subchapter...

Section 242.503. Duties of Institution - Sec. 242.503. DUTIES OF INSTITUTION. (a) An institution shall develop...

Section 242.504. Information About Resident's Rights and Violations - Sec. 242.504. INFORMATION ABOUT RESIDENT'S RIGHTS AND VIOLATIONS. (a) An...

Section 242.505. Prescription of Psychoactive Medication - Sec. 242.505. PRESCRIPTION OF PSYCHOACTIVE MEDICATION. (a) In this section:...

Subchapter M. Complaint Inspections

Section 242.551. Complaint Requesting Inspection - Sec. 242.551. COMPLAINT REQUESTING INSPECTION. (a) A person may request...

Section 242.552. Disclosure of Substance of Complaint - Sec. 242.552. DISCLOSURE OF SUBSTANCE OF COMPLAINT. The department may...

Section 242.553. Confidentiality - Sec. 242.553. CONFIDENTIALITY. The name of the person making the...

Section 242.554. Preliminary Review of Complaint; Inspection - Sec. 242.554. PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF COMPLAINT; INSPECTION. (a) On receipt...

Subchapter N. Administration of Medication

Section 242.601. Medication Administration - Sec. 242.601. MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION. (a) An institution must establish medication...

Section 242.602. Pharmacist Services - Sec. 242.602. PHARMACIST SERVICES. (a) An institution shall: (1) employ...

Section 242.603. Storage and Disposal of Medications - Sec. 242.603. STORAGE AND DISPOSAL OF MEDICATIONS. (a) An institution...

Section 242.604. Reports of Medication Errors and Adverse Reactions - Sec. 242.604. REPORTS OF MEDICATION ERRORS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS. An...

Section 242.605. Medication Reference Sources - Sec. 242.605. MEDICATION REFERENCE SOURCES. An institution shall maintain updated...

Section 242.606. Permits to Administer Medication - Sec. 242.606. PERMITS TO ADMINISTER MEDICATION. A person may not...

Section 242.607. Exemptions for Nursing Students and Medication Aide Trainees - Sec. 242.607. EXEMPTIONS FOR NURSING STUDENTS AND MEDICATION AIDE TRAINEES....

Section 242.608. Rules for Administration of Medication - Sec. 242.608. RULES FOR ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION. The executive commissioner...

Section 242.609. Training Programs to Administer Medication - Sec. 242.609. TRAINING PROGRAMS TO ADMINISTER MEDICATION. (a) An application...

Section 242.610. Issuance and Renewal of Permit to Administer Medication - Sec. 242.610. ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF PERMIT TO ADMINISTER MEDICATION....

Section 242.6101. Results of Examination for Issuance of Permit - Sec. 242.6101. RESULTS OF EXAMINATION FOR ISSUANCE OF PERMIT. (a)...

Section 242.611. Fees for Issuance and Renewal of Permit to Administer Medication - Sec. 242.611. FEES FOR ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF PERMIT TO...

Section 242.612. Violation of Permits to Administer Medication - Sec. 242.612. VIOLATION OF PERMITS TO ADMINISTER MEDICATION. (a) The...

Section 242.613. Emergency Suspension of Permits to Administer Medication - Sec. 242.613. EMERGENCY SUSPENSION OF PERMITS TO ADMINISTER MEDICATION. (a)...

Section 242.614. Administration of Medication; Criminal Penalty - Sec. 242.614. ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person...

Subchapter R. Electronic Monitoring of Resident's Room

Section 242.841. Definitions - Sec. 242.841. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Authorized electronic monitoring"...

Section 242.842. Criminal and Civil Liability - Sec. 242.842. CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LIABILITY. (a) It is a...

Section 242.843. Covert Use of Electronic Monitoring Device; Liability of Department or Institution - Sec. 242.843. COVERT USE OF ELECTRONIC MONITORING DEVICE; LIABILITY OF...

Section 242.844. Required Form on Admission - Sec. 242.844. REQUIRED FORM ON ADMISSION. The executive commissioner by...

Section 242.845. Authorized Electronic Monitoring: Who May Request - Sec. 242.845. AUTHORIZED ELECTRONIC MONITORING: WHO MAY REQUEST. (a) If...

Section 242.846. Authorized Electronic Monitoring: Form of Request; Consent of Other Residents in Room - Sec. 242.846. AUTHORIZED ELECTRONIC MONITORING: FORM OF REQUEST; CONSENT OF...

Section 242.847. Authorized Electronic Monitoring: General Provisions - Sec. 242.847. AUTHORIZED ELECTRONIC MONITORING: GENERAL PROVISIONS. (a) An institution...

Section 242.848. Reporting Abuse and Neglect - Sec. 242.848. REPORTING ABUSE AND NEGLECT. (a) For purposes of...

Section 242.849. Use of Tape or Recording by Agency or Court - Sec. 242.849. USE OF TAPE OR RECORDING BY AGENCY OR...

Section 242.850. Notice at Entrance to Institution - Sec. 242.850. NOTICE AT ENTRANCE TO INSTITUTION. Each institution shall...

Section 242.851. Enforcement - Sec. 242.851. ENFORCEMENT. (a) The department may impose appropriate sanctions...

Section 242.852. Criminal Offense - Sec. 242.852. CRIMINAL OFFENSE. (a) A person who intentionally hampers,...

Subchapter S. Family Council

Section 242.901. Definition - Sec. 242.901. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "family council" means a...

Section 242.902. Family Council - Sec. 242.902. FAMILY COUNCIL. A family council may: (1) make...

Section 242.903. Duties of Institution - Sec. 242.903. DUTIES OF INSTITUTION. (a) An institution shall consider...

Section 242.904. Meetings - Sec. 242.904. MEETINGS. (a) On written request, an institution shall...

Section 242.905. Visiting - Sec. 242.905. VISITING. A family council member may authorize in...

Section 242.906. Administration; Rules - Sec. 242.906. ADMINISTRATION; RULES. (a) The department shall administer this...

Subchapter T. Services Provided by Certain Vocational Nursing Students

Section 242.951. Definition - Sec. 242.951. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "disaster" has the meaning...

Section 242.952. Applicability - Sec. 242.952. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to a student...

Section 242.953. Services Provided by Certain Vocational Nursing Students - Sec. 242.953. SERVICES PROVIDED BY CERTAIN VOCATIONAL NURSING STUDENTS. (a)...

Chapter 243 - Ambulatory Surgical Centers

Subchapter A. General Provisions; Licensing and Penalties

Section 243.001. Short Title - Sec. 243.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 243.002. Definitions - Sec. 243.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Ambulatory surgical center"...

Section 243.003. License Required - Sec. 243.003. LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided by Section...

Section 243.004. Exemptions From Licensing Requirement - Sec. 243.004. EXEMPTIONS FROM LICENSING REQUIREMENT. The following facilities need...

Section 243.005. License Application and Issuance - Sec. 243.005. LICENSE APPLICATION AND ISSUANCE. (a) An applicant for...

Section 243.006. Inspections - Sec. 243.006. INSPECTIONS. (a) The department may inspect an ambulatory...

Section 243.007. Fee Amounts - Sec. 243.007. FEE AMOUNTS. The executive commissioner by rule shall...

Section 243.008. Deposit of Fees - Sec. 243.008. DEPOSIT OF FEES. All fees collected under this...

Section 243.009. Adoption of Rules - Sec. 243.009. ADOPTION OF RULES. The executive commissioner shall adopt...

Section 243.010. Minimum Standards - Sec. 243.010. MINIMUM STANDARDS. (a) The rules must contain minimum...

Section 243.011. Denial, Suspension, Probation, or Revocation of License - Sec. 243.011. DENIAL, SUSPENSION, PROBATION, OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE. (a)...

Section 243.0115. Emergency Suspension - Sec. 243.0115. EMERGENCY SUSPENSION. The department may issue an emergency...

Section 243.012. Injunction - Sec. 243.012. INJUNCTION. (a) The department may petition a district...

Section 243.013. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 243.013. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense...

Section 243.014. Civil Penalty - Sec. 243.014. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person who violates this...

Section 243.015. Imposition of Administrative Penalty - Sec. 243.015. IMPOSITION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) The department may...

Section 243.016. Payment and Collection of Administrative Penalty; Judicial Review - Sec. 243.016. PAYMENT AND COLLECTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY; JUDICIAL REVIEW....

Section 243.017. Compliance With Certain Requirements Regarding Sonogram Before Abortion - Sec. 243.017. COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS REGARDING SONOGRAM BEFORE ABORTION....

Chapter 244 - Birthing Centers

Section 244.001. Short Title - Sec. 244.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 244.002. Definitions - Sec. 244.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Birthing center" means...

Section 244.003. License Required - Sec. 244.003. LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided by Section...

Section 244.004. Exemptions From Licensing Requirement - Sec. 244.004. EXEMPTIONS FROM LICENSING REQUIREMENT. The following facilities need...

Section 244.005. License Application and Issuance - Sec. 244.005. LICENSE APPLICATION AND ISSUANCE. (a) An applicant for...

Section 244.006. Inspections - Sec. 244.006. INSPECTIONS. (a) The department may inspect a birthing...

Section 244.007. Fees - Sec. 244.007. FEES. The executive commissioner by rule shall set...

Section 244.009. Adoption of Rules - Sec. 244.009. ADOPTION OF RULES. (a) The executive commissioner shall...

Section 244.010. Minimum Standards - Sec. 244.010. MINIMUM STANDARDS. (a) For each level of license...

Section 244.0105. Complaints - Sec. 244.0105. COMPLAINTS. A person may file a complaint with...

Section 244.011. Denial, Suspension, Probation, or Revocation of License - Sec. 244.011. DENIAL, SUSPENSION, PROBATION, OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE. (a)...

Section 244.0115. Emergency Suspension - Sec. 244.0115. EMERGENCY SUSPENSION. The department may issue an emergency...

Section 244.012. Injunction - Sec. 244.012. INJUNCTION. (a) The department may petition a district...

Section 244.013. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 244.013. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense...

Section 244.014. Civil Penalty - Sec. 244.014. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person who violates this...

Section 244.015. Imposition of Administrative Penalty - Sec. 244.015. IMPOSITION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) The department may...

Section 244.016. Payment and Collection of Administrative Penalty; Judicial Review - Sec. 244.016. PAYMENT AND COLLECTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY; JUDICIAL REVIEW....

Chapter 245 - Abortion Facilities

Section 245.001. Short Title - Sec. 245.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 245.002. Definitions - Sec. 245.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Abortion" means the...

Section 245.003. License Required - Sec. 245.003. LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided by Section...

Section 245.004. Exemptions From Licensing Requirement - Text of section as amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg.,...

Section 245.005. License Application and Issuance - Sec. 245.005. LICENSE APPLICATION AND ISSUANCE. (a) An applicant for...

Section 245.006. Inspections - Sec. 245.006. INSPECTIONS. (a) The department shall inspect an abortion...

Section 245.007. Fees - Sec. 245.007. FEES. The executive commissioner by rule shall set...

Section 245.009. Adoption of Rules - Sec. 245.009. ADOPTION OF RULES. The executive commissioner shall adopt...

Section 245.010. Minimum Standards - Sec. 245.010. MINIMUM STANDARDS. (a) The rules must contain minimum...

Section 245.0105. Unique Identifying Number; Disclosure in Advertisement - Sec. 245.0105. UNIQUE IDENTIFYING NUMBER; DISCLOSURE IN ADVERTISEMENT. (a) The...

Section 245.011. Physician Reporting Requirements; Criminal Penalty - Sec. 245.011. PHYSICIAN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A physician...

Section 245.0115. Notification - Sec. 245.0115. NOTIFICATION. Not later than the seventh day after...

Section 245.0116. Department Report - Sec. 245.0116. DEPARTMENT REPORT. (a) The department shall publish on...

Section 245.012. Denial, Suspension, Probation, or Revocation of License - Sec. 245.012. DENIAL, SUSPENSION, PROBATION, OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE. (a)...

Section 245.013. Injunction - Sec. 245.013. INJUNCTION. (a) The department may petition a district...

Section 245.014. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 245.014. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense...

Section 245.015. Civil Penalty - Sec. 245.015. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person who knowingly violates...

Section 245.016. Abortion in Unlicensed Abortion Facility to Prevent Death or Serious Impairment - Sec. 245.016. ABORTION IN UNLICENSED ABORTION FACILITY TO PREVENT DEATH...

Section 245.017. Administrative Penalty - Sec. 245.017. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) The department may assess an...

Section 245.018. Report Recommending Administrative Penalty - Sec. 245.018. REPORT RECOMMENDING ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) If, after investigation...

Section 245.019. Hearing; Order - Sec. 245.019. HEARING; ORDER. (a) If the person requests a...

Section 245.020. Notice and Payment of Administrative Penalty; Judicial Review; Refund - Sec. 245.020. NOTICE AND PAYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY; JUDICIAL REVIEW;...

Section 245.021. Penalty Deposited to State Treasury - Sec. 245.021. PENALTY DEPOSITED TO STATE TREASURY. A civil or...

Section 245.022. Recovery of Costs - Sec. 245.022. RECOVERY OF COSTS. (a) The department may assess...

Section 245.023. Public Information; Toll-Free Telephone Number - Sec. 245.023. PUBLIC INFORMATION; TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER. (a) The department...

Section 245.024. Compliance With Certain Requirements Regarding Sonogram Before Abortion - Sec. 245.024. COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS REGARDING SONOGRAM BEFORE ABORTION....

Section 245.025. Human Trafficking Signs Required - Sec. 245.025. HUMAN TRAFFICKING SIGNS REQUIRED. (a) An abortion facility...

Chapter 246 - Continuing Care Facilities

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 246.001. Short Title - Sec. 246.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 246.002. Definitions - Sec. 246.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...

Section 246.0025. Definition of Continuing Care - Sec. 246.0025. DEFINITION OF CONTINUING CARE. (a) In this chapter,...

Section 246.003. Board Powers and Duties - Sec. 246.003. BOARD POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The board shall...

Section 246.004. Rights of Residents - Sec. 246.004. RIGHTS OF RESIDENTS. A resident receiving care in...

Section 246.005. Licensing for Certain Tax Purposes - Sec. 246.005. LICENSING FOR CERTAIN TAX PURPOSES. A facility regulated...

Section 246.006. Quality of Care - Sec. 246.006. QUALITY OF CARE. The commissioner may not regulate...

Section 246.007. Reduction of Fees - Sec. 246.007. REDUCTION OF FEES. The commissioner shall reduce the...

Subchapter B. Certificate of Authority

Section 246.021. Certificate of Authority Required - Sec. 246.021. CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY REQUIRED. Unless a provider holds...

Section 246.022. Application for and Issuance of Certificate of Authority - Sec. 246.022. APPLICATION FOR AND ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY....

Section 246.023. Mandatory Issuance of Certificate of Authority to Certain Facilities - Sec. 246.023. MANDATORY ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY TO CERTAIN...

Section 246.024. Transfer of Certificate of Authority - Sec. 246.024. TRANSFER OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY. A certificate of...

Section 246.025. Suspension or Revocation of Certificate of Authority - Sec. 246.025. SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY. The...

Section 246.026. Management by Others - Sec. 246.026. MANAGEMENT BY OTHERS. A holder of a certificate...

Section 246.027. Certificate of Authority Fees - Sec. 246.027. CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY FEES. (a) Except as provided...

Subchapter C. Continuing Care Contracts and Disclosure Statements

Section 246.041. Precontractual Recording Requirements - Sec. 246.041. PRECONTRACTUAL RECORDING REQUIREMENTS. (a) A provider shall file...

Section 246.042. Delivery of Disclosure Statement - Sec. 246.042. DELIVERY OF DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. (a) A provider who...

Section 246.043. Cover Page of Disclosure Statement - Sec. 246.043. COVER PAGE OF DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. The cover page...

Section 246.044. Contents of Disclosure Statement: Provider - Sec. 246.044. CONTENTS OF DISCLOSURE STATEMENT: PROVIDER. (a) The disclosure...

Section 246.045. Contents of Disclosure Statement: Third Party Management - Sec. 246.045. CONTENTS OF DISCLOSURE STATEMENT: THIRD PARTY MANAGEMENT. If...

Section 246.046. Contents of Disclosure Statement: Affiliation With Nonprofit Organization - Sec. 246.046. CONTENTS OF DISCLOSURE STATEMENT: AFFILIATION WITH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION....

Section 246.047. Contents of Disclosure Statement: Physical Property - Sec. 246.047. CONTENTS OF DISCLOSURE STATEMENT: PHYSICAL PROPERTY. (a) The...

Section 246.048. Contents of Disclosure Statement: Contracts and Fees - Sec. 246.048. CONTENTS OF DISCLOSURE STATEMENT: CONTRACTS AND FEES. The...

Section 246.049. Contents of Disclosure Statement: Change of Circumstances - Sec. 246.049. CONTENTS OF DISCLOSURE STATEMENT: CHANGE OF CIRCUMSTANCES. The...

Section 246.050. Contents of Disclosure Statement: Financial Information - Sec. 246.050. CONTENTS OF DISCLOSURE STATEMENT: FINANCIAL INFORMATION. (a) The...

Section 246.051. Contents of Disclosure Statement: Annual Income Statements - Sec. 246.051. CONTENTS OF DISCLOSURE STATEMENT: ANNUAL INCOME STATEMENTS. The...

Section 246.052. Contents of Disclosure Statement: Anticipated Source and Application of Funds - Sec. 246.052. CONTENTS OF DISCLOSURE STATEMENT: ANTICIPATED SOURCE AND APPLICATION...

Section 246.053. Standard Contract Form - Sec. 246.053. STANDARD CONTRACT FORM. (a) A copy of the...

Section 246.054. Annual Disclosure Statement Revision - Sec. 246.054. ANNUAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENT REVISION. (a) A provider shall...

Section 246.055. Advertisement in Conflict With Disclosures - Sec. 246.055. ADVERTISEMENT IN CONFLICT WITH DISCLOSURES. A provider may...

Section 246.056. Rescission of Contract; Required Language - Sec. 246.056. RESCISSION OF CONTRACT; REQUIRED LANGUAGE. (a) A person...

Section 246.057. Cancellation of Contract: Death or Incapacity Before Occupancy - Sec. 246.057. CANCELLATION OF CONTRACT: DEATH OR INCAPACITY BEFORE OCCUPANCY....

Section 246.058. Disclosure Statement Fees - Sec. 246.058. DISCLOSURE STATEMENT FEES. A facility that files a...

Subchapter D. Entrance Fee and Reserve Fund Escrow Accounts

Section 246.071. Entrance Fee Escrow Account; Escrow Agent - Sec. 246.071. ENTRANCE FEE ESCROW ACCOUNT; ESCROW AGENT. (a) Before...

Section 246.072. Return of Deposits; Release or Return of Entrance Fee - Sec. 246.072. RETURN OF DEPOSITS; RELEASE OR RETURN OF ENTRANCE...

Section 246.073. Release to the Provider - Sec. 246.073. RELEASE TO THE PROVIDER. (a) Except as provided...

Section 246.0735. Phase-in Facilities - Sec. 246.0735. PHASE-IN FACILITIES. The commissioner may create requirements for...

Section 246.0736. Continuing Release of Escrow - Sec. 246.0736. CONTINUING RELEASE OF ESCROW. (a) After the initial...

Section 246.0737. Care in Residence - Sec. 246.0737. CARE IN RESIDENCE. The commissioner by rule shall...

Section 246.074. Return of Entrance Fee - Sec. 246.074. RETURN OF ENTRANCE FEE. The escrow agent shall...

Section 246.075. Escrow of Application Fee Not Required - Sec. 246.075. ESCROW OF APPLICATION FEE NOT REQUIRED. This subchapter...

Section 246.076. Interest Accrued on Entrance Fee Funds - Sec. 246.076. INTEREST ACCRUED ON ENTRANCE FEE FUNDS. Unless otherwise...

Section 246.077. Reserve Fund Escrow - Sec. 246.077. RESERVE FUND ESCROW. (a) When a facility is...

Section 246.078. Release of Reserve Fund Escrow - Sec. 246.078. RELEASE OF RESERVE FUND ESCROW. (a) The escrow...

Section 246.079. Transition - Sec. 246.079. TRANSITION. (a) A provider who operates a facility...

Section 246.080. Applicability - Sec. 246.080. APPLICABILITY. Sections 246.071 through 246.076 do not apply...

Subchapter E. Supervision, Rehabilitation, and Liquidation

Section 246.091. Supervision by Commissioner - Sec. 246.091. SUPERVISION BY COMMISSIONER. (a) The commissioner may place...

Section 246.092. Application for Court Order for Rehabilitation or Liquidation - Sec. 246.092. APPLICATION FOR COURT ORDER FOR REHABILITATION OR LIQUIDATION....

Section 246.093. Order to Rehabilitate - Sec. 246.093. ORDER TO REHABILITATE. An order to rehabilitate a...

Section 246.094. Order to Liquidate - Sec. 246.094. ORDER TO LIQUIDATE. (a) If the trustee determines...

Section 246.095. Bond - Sec. 246.095. BOND. A court may refuse to make or...

Section 246.096. Termination of Rehabilitation - Sec. 246.096. TERMINATION OF REHABILITATION. (a) A court may terminate...

Section 246.097. Payment of Trustee - Sec. 246.097. PAYMENT OF TRUSTEE. The reasonable costs, expenses, and...

Subchapter F. Enforcement

Section 246.111. Lien - Sec. 246.111. LIEN. (a) To secure the obligations of the...

Section 246.112. Investigations - Sec. 246.112. INVESTIGATIONS. The commissioner may conduct an examination or...

Section 246.113. Production of Evidence - Sec. 246.113. PRODUCTION OF EVIDENCE. (a) In an investigation or...

Section 246.114. Actuarial Review - Sec. 246.114. ACTUARIAL REVIEW. (a) This section applies only to...

Section 246.115. Cease and Desist Orders; Injunctions - Sec. 246.115. CEASE AND DESIST ORDERS; INJUNCTIONS. (a) The board...

Section 246.116. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 246.116. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense...

Section 246.117. Civil Liability - Sec. 246.117. CIVIL LIABILITY. (a) A provider who makes a...

Chapter 247 - Assisted Living Facilities

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 247.001. Short Title - Sec. 247.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 247.0011. Scope, Purpose, and Implementation - Sec. 247.0011. SCOPE, PURPOSE, AND IMPLEMENTATION. (a) The purpose of...

Section 247.002. Definitions - Sec. 247.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Assisted living facility"...

Section 247.003. Application of Other Law - Sec. 247.003. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW. (a) Except as provided...

Section 247.004. Exemptions - Sec. 247.004. EXEMPTIONS. This chapter does not apply to: (1)...

Section 247.005. Controlling Person - Sec. 247.005. CONTROLLING PERSON. (a) A person is a controlling...

Section 247.007. Compliance With Chapter 260a - Sec. 247.007. COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER 260A. (a) An assisted living...

Subchapter B. Licensing, Fees, and Inspections

Section 247.021. License Required - Sec. 247.021. LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) A person may not establish...

Section 247.0211. Expedited Inspection - Sec. 247.0211. EXPEDITED INSPECTION. (a) The executive commissioner shall adopt...

Section 247.022. License Application - Sec. 247.022. LICENSE APPLICATION. (a) An applicant for an assisted...

Section 247.023. Issuance and Renewal of License - Sec. 247.023. ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF LICENSE. (a) The commission...

Section 247.0231. Compliance Record in Other States - Sec. 247.0231. COMPLIANCE RECORD IN OTHER STATES. The department may...

Section 247.024. Fees; Disposition of Revenue - Sec. 247.024. FEES; DISPOSITION OF REVENUE. (a) The executive commissioner...

Section 247.025. Adoption of Rules - Sec. 247.025. ADOPTION OF RULES. (a) The executive commissioner shall...

Section 247.0251. Construction in 100-Year Floodplain in Certain Counties Prohibited - Sec. 247.0251. CONSTRUCTION IN 100-YEAR FLOODPLAIN IN CERTAIN COUNTIES PROHIBITED....

Section 247.0255. Restraint and Seclusion - Sec. 247.0255. RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION. A person providing services to...

Section 247.026. Standards - Sec. 247.026. STANDARDS. (a) The executive commissioner by rule shall...

Section 247.0261. Early Compliance Review - Sec. 247.0261. EARLY COMPLIANCE REVIEW. (a) The executive commissioner by...

Section 247.0262. Report on Life Safety Code Surveys - Sec. 247.0262. REPORT ON LIFE SAFETY CODE SURVEYS. (a) The...

Section 247.0263. Life Safety Code Technical Memorandum - Sec. 247.0263. LIFE SAFETY CODE TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM. (a) At least...

Section 247.0264. Accessibility Standards - Sec. 247.0264. ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS. (a) The Texas Department of Licensing...

Section 247.027. Inspections - Sec. 247.027. INSPECTIONS. (a) In addition to the inspection required...

Section 247.0271. Inspection Exit Conference - Sec. 247.0271. INSPECTION EXIT CONFERENCE. (a) At the conclusion of...

Section 247.0272. Inspector Training; Required Examination - Sec. 247.0272. INSPECTOR TRAINING; REQUIRED EXAMINATION. (a) The department shall...

Section 247.0275. Registration With Texas Information and Referral Network - Sec. 247.0275. REGISTRATION WITH TEXAS INFORMATION AND REFERRAL NETWORK. (a)...

Section 247.028. Assistance by Department - Sec. 247.028. ASSISTANCE BY DEPARTMENT. The department may provide assistance...

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Texas Statutes Title 4 - Health Facilities Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities

Texas Statutes
Title 4 - Health Facilities
Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities