Tex. Gov't Code § 487.252 · Subchapter G. TEXAS HEALTH SERVICE CORPS PROGRAM FOR MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS
TEXAS HEALTH SERVICE CORPS PROGRAM.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Subject to available funding, the department shall establish a program to assist communities in recruiting and retaining physicians to practice in medically underserved areas.
(b) The department by rule shall establish:
(1) eligibility criteria for applicants;
(2) stipend application procedures;
(3) guidelines relating to stipend amounts;
(4) procedures for evaluating stipend applications; and
(5) a system of priorities relating to the:
(A) geographic areas covered;
(B) medical specialties eligible to receive funding under the program; and
(C) level of stipend support.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1424, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1241 (H.B. 2542), Sec. 32, eff. June 15, 2007.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (H.B. 1918), Sec. 48, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 148 (H.B. 1493), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2013.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.487.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 6647c05b105a2f1e8f3a332c55fa7baa40d8ec8ba0c5aeda85da9a466ae27512
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.