Tex. Health & Safety Code § 246.004 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
RIGHTS OF RESIDENTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A resident receiving care in a portion of a facility licensed to provide nursing home care or assisted living services is entitled to all statutory rights provided to a resident of a nursing home or an assisted living facility, as applicable.
(b) A continuing care contract or reservation agreement may not prohibit residents from assembling.
(c) A facility shall provide to a resident, prospective resident, or designated agent of a resident or prospective resident, on request, an electronic or hard copy of the most recent revised disclosure statement filed by the provider under Section 246.054.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 836 (S.B. 1522), Sec. 3, eff. January 1, 2026.
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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.246.htm
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