Tex. Health & Safety Code § 245.004

EXEMPTIONS FROM LICENSING REQUIREMENT

Known as the Texas Abortion Facility Reporting and Licensing Act

The act spans §§ 245–245 (27 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 159 F. Supp. 2d 414 - Women's Medical Center of NW Houston v. Archer (1999)

Most recently applied in 159 F. Supp. 2d 414 - Women's Medical Center of NW Houston v. Archer (December 1999)

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff

(a) The following facilities need not be licensed under this chapter:

(1) a hospital licensed under Chapter 241 (Texas Hospital Licensing Law); or

(2) the office of a physician licensed under Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code, unless the office is used for the purpose of performing more than 50 abortions in any 12-month period.

(b) In computing the number of abortions performed in the office of a physician under Subsection (a)(2), an abortion performed in accordance with Section 245.016 is not included.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.