Tex. Health and Safety Code § 248A.151
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 248A.151, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
§ 248A.151. ADMISSION CRITERIA FOR MINOR CLIENT; ADULT ACCOMPANIMENT.
Official statutory text
(a) A center may not admit a minor client to the center unless:
(1) the client is a medically dependent or technologically dependent minor;
(2) the minor's prescribing physician issues a prescription ordering care at a center;
(3) the minor's parent or legal guardian consents to the minor's admission to the center; and
(4) the admission is voluntary based on the parent's or legal guardian's preference in both managed care and non-managed care service delivery systems.
(b) An admission authorized under this section is not intended to supplant the right to a Medicaid private duty nursing benefit, when medically necessary.
(c) A minor client's parent, legal guardian, or managing conservator is not required to accompany the client when:
(1) the client receives services in the center, including therapy services delivered in the center but billed separately; or
(2) the center transports or provides for the transport of the client to and from the center.
(1) the client is a medically dependent or technologically dependent minor;
(2) the minor's prescribing physician issues a prescription ordering care at a center;
(3) the minor's parent or legal guardian consents to the minor's admission to the center; and
(4) the admission is voluntary based on the parent's or legal guardian's preference in both managed care and non-managed care service delivery systems.
(b) An admission authorized under this section is not intended to supplant the right to a Medicaid private duty nursing benefit, when medically necessary.
(c) A minor client's parent, legal guardian, or managing conservator is not required to accompany the client when:
(1) the client receives services in the center, including therapy services delivered in the center but billed separately; or
(2) the center transports or provides for the transport of the client to and from the center.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Texas?
Find a Texas lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.