Tex. Health & Safety Code § 241.221 · Subchapter I-1. PRICES AND FEES CHARGED BY FREESTANDING EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE FACILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH CERTAIN HOSPITALS

APPLICABILITY.

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(a) This subchapter applies only to a freestanding emergency medical care facility, as that term is defined by Section 254.001, that is:

(1) exempt from the licensing requirements of Chapter 254 under Section 254.052(5), (7), or (8); and

(2) associated with a hospital licensed under this chapter that does not meet the conditions of participation for certification under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395 et seq.).

(b) This subchapter does not apply to a freestanding emergency medical care facility associated with a hospital licensed under this chapter that:

(1) has been operating as a hospital for less than one year;

(2) has submitted an application to a federally recognized accreditation program for certification under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395 et seq.); and

(3) has not failed an accreditation for certification.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1050 (S.B. 2038), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.

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Edition: Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Official file: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.241.htm
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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 241.221 · Subchapter I-1. PRICES AND FEES CHARGED BY FREESTANDING EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE FACILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH CERTAIN HOSPITALS

APPLICABILITY.

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

(a) This subchapter applies only to a freestanding emergency medical care facility, as that term is defined by Section 254.001, that is:

(1) exempt from the licensing requirements of Chapter 254 under Section 254.052(5), (7), or (8); and

(b) This subchapter does not apply to a freestanding emergency medical care facility associated with a hospital licensed under this chapter that:

(1) has been operating as a hospital for less than one year;

(2) has submitted an application to a federally recognized accreditation program for certification under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395 et seq.); and

(3) has not failed an accreditation for certification.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1050 (S.B. 2038), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.

Source of truth

Edition: Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Official file: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.241.htm
Text hash: sha256 13887a8d3ce55a45827b0e9be0b745fbd3ec1339a1b77aa21f02992ccfe32ce1
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

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