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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 246.057

CANCELLATION OF CONTRACT: DEATH OR INCAPACITY BEFORE OCCUPANCY

Known as the Texas Continuing Care Facility Disclosure and Rehabilitation Act

The act spans §§ 246–246 (61 sections).

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

(a) A continuing care contract to provide continuing care in a living unit in a facility is canceled if the resident:

(1) dies before occupying a living unit in the facility; or

(2) is precluded under the terms of the contract from occupying a living unit in the facility because of illness, injury, or incapacity.

(b) If a continuing care contract is canceled under this section, the resident or the resident's legal representative is entitled to a refund of all money or property transferred to the provider, minus:

(1) any nonstandard costs specifically incurred by the provider or facility at the request of the resident that are described in the contract or in an addendum to the contract signed by the resident;

(2) a reasonable service charge, if set out in the contract, that may not exceed the greater of $1,000 or two percent of the entrance fee; and

(3) any money transferred to the provider for optional modifications to the resident's or prospective resident's living unit under an agreement that is separate from the continuing care contract.

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