Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.035
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.035, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 242.035. LICENSING CATEGORIES.
Official statutory text
(a) The department shall determine the rank of licensing categories.
(b) Unless prohibited by another state or federal requirement, the department shall allow a licensed institution to operate a portion of the institution under the standards of a lower licensing category. The executive commissioner shall establish procedures and standards to accommodate an institution's operation under the lower category.
(b) Unless prohibited by another state or federal requirement, the department shall allow a licensed institution to operate a portion of the institution under the standards of a lower licensing category. The executive commissioner shall establish procedures and standards to accommodate an institution's operation under the lower category.
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