Tex. Health and Safety Code § 246.042
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 246.042, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 246.042. DELIVERY OF DISCLOSURE STATEMENT.
Official statutory text
(a) A provider who has not been issued a certificate of authority under Subchapter B must deliver a disclosure statement to any person from whom the provider accepts a deposit in connection with a reservation agreement before the provider accepts the deposit.
(b) A provider who has been issued a certificate of authority under Subchapter B must deliver a disclosure statement to a person with whom a continuing care contract is to be made before the earlier of:
(1) the execution of the continuing care contract; or
(2) the transfer of any entrance fee or nonrefundable deposit to the provider by or on behalf of the person.
(c) The most recently filed disclosure statement is the only statement that:
(1) is current for purposes of this chapter; and
(2) may be delivered under this section.
(b) A provider who has been issued a certificate of authority under Subchapter B must deliver a disclosure statement to a person with whom a continuing care contract is to be made before the earlier of:
(1) the execution of the continuing care contract; or
(2) the transfer of any entrance fee or nonrefundable deposit to the provider by or on behalf of the person.
(c) The most recently filed disclosure statement is the only statement that:
(1) is current for purposes of this chapter; and
(2) may be delivered under this section.
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