Tex. Health & Safety Code § 246.021 · Subchapter B. CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY REQUIRED.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Unless a provider holds a certificate of authority issued under this subchapter, the provider may not:
(1) acquire a facility;
(2) enter into a continuing care contract; or
(3) enter into a reservation agreement unless the agreement provides for the full refund, for any reason, of a deposit paid in connection with the agreement.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 953, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.246.htm
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- 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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