Texas Health and Safety Code 254.051 – License Required
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(a) Except as provided by § 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 § 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.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 254.051
- 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
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Week: means seven consecutive days. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(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(f) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(68), eff.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.