A person or governmental unit, acting severally or jointly with any other person or governmental unit, may not establish, conduct, or maintain a hospital in this state without a license issued under this chapter.
Tex. Health & Safety Code § 241.021
LICENSE REQUIRED
Known as the Texas Hospital Licensing Law
The act spans §§ 241–241 (86 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Louisa D. Reddic v. East Texas Medical Center Regional Health Care System, Individually and D/B/A East Texas Medical Center-Crockett, Inc. (2015)
Most recently applied in Louisa D. Reddic v. East Texas Medical Center Regional Health Care System, Individually and D/B/A East Texas Medical Center-Crockett, Inc. (October 2015)
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.