Tex. Health and Safety Code § 246.079
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 246.079, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 246.079. TRANSITION.
Official statutory text
(a) A provider who operates a facility that existed on September 1, 1987, must comply with the filing requirements imposed under Section 246.041 and the escrow requirements imposed under Sections 246.077 and 246.078 not later than September 1, 1990.
(b) The commissioner may extend the time for compliance under this section for a reasonable period if the commissioner determines that the provider is unable to comply with this section after making a good faith effort to comply.
(b) The commissioner may extend the time for compliance under this section for a reasonable period if the commissioner determines that the provider is unable to comply with this section after making a good faith effort to comply.
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