Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 241.202 — ADVERTISING

HS § 241.202Title 4. HEALTH FACILITIES · Part B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES · Ch. 241. HOSPITALS · Art. I. FREESTANDING EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE FACILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH LICENSED HOSPITALS

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A facility described by Section 241.201:

(1)may not advertise or hold itself out as a medical office, facility, or provider other than an emergency room if the facility charges for its services the usual and customary rate charged for the same service by a hospital emergency room in the same region of the state or located in a region of the state with comparable rates for emergency health care services; and

(2)must comply with the regulations in Section 254.157. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 917 (H.B. 1376), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013. Redesignated by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 21.001(32), eff. September 1, 2015. Amended by:

Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 21.002(12), eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1093 (H.B. 2041), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.