Tex. Health & Safety Code § 172.001 · Chapter 172. REMOVAL OF PLACENTA FROM HOSPITAL OR BIRTHING CENTER
DEFINITIONS.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In this chapter:
(1) "Birthing center" means a facility licensed under Chapter 244.
(2) "Hospital" means a facility licensed under Chapter 241 or a hospital maintained or operated by this state.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 740 (H.B. 1670), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2015.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.172.htm
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- 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
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