(a) This subchapter applies only to the final licensing, listing, or registration decisions of a health and human services agency with respect to a person under the law authorizing the agency to regulate the following types of persons:
(1) a youth camp licensed under Chapter 141, Health and Safety Code;
(2) a home and community support services agency licensed under Chapter 142, Health and Safety Code;
(3) a hospital licensed under Chapter 241, Health and Safety Code;
(4) an institution licensed under Chapter 242, Health and Safety Code;
(5) an assisted living facility licensed under Chapter 247, Health and Safety Code;
(6) a special care facility licensed under Chapter 248, Health and Safety Code;
(7) an intermediate care facility licensed under Chapter 252, Health and Safety Code;
(8) a chemical dependency treatment facility licensed under Chapter 464, Health and Safety Code;
(9) a mental hospital or mental health facility licensed under Chapter 577, Health and Safety Code;
(10) a child-care facility or child-placing agency licensed under or a family home listed or registered under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code; or
(11) a day activity and health services facility licensed under Chapter 103, Human Resources Code.
(b) This subchapter does not apply to an agency decision that did not result in a final order or that was reversed on appeal.


Text of section effective until April 01, 2025

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Terms Used In Texas Government Code 531.951

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005