Tex. Health and Safety Code § 254.051
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§ 254.051. LICENSE REQUIRED.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided by Section 254.052, a person may not establish or operate a freestanding emergency medical care facility in this state without a license issued under this chapter.
(b) Except as provided by Section 254.052, a facility or person may not hold itself out to the public as a freestanding emergency medical care facility or use any similar term, as defined by department rule, that would give the impression that the facility or person is providing emergency care unless the facility or person holds a license issued under this chapter.
(c) Each separate facility location must have a separate license.
(d) A license issued under this chapter is not transferable or assignable.
(e) A license may be issued only for the establishment or operation of a facility that is in continuous operation 24 hours per day and 7 days per week.
(f) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(68), eff. April 2, 2015.
(b) Except as provided by Section 254.052, a facility or person may not hold itself out to the public as a freestanding emergency medical care facility or use any similar term, as defined by department rule, that would give the impression that the facility or person is providing emergency care unless the facility or person holds a license issued under this chapter.
(c) Each separate facility location must have a separate license.
(d) A license issued under this chapter is not transferable or assignable.
(e) A license may be issued only for the establishment or operation of a facility that is in continuous operation 24 hours per day and 7 days per week.
(f) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(68), eff. April 2, 2015.
Status: repealed · Read it on the official government site
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