Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 242.003 — EXEMPTIONS

HS § 242.003Title 4. HEALTH FACILITIES · Part B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES · Ch. 242. CONVALESCENT AND NURSING FACILITIES AND RELATED INSTITUTIONS · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Except as otherwise provided, this chapter does not apply to:

(1)a hotel or other similar place that furnishes only food, lodging, or both, to its guests;

(2)a hospital;

(3)an establishment conducted by or for the adherents of a well-recognized church or religious denomination for the purpose of providing facilities for the care or treatment of the sick who depend exclusively on prayer or spiritual means for healing, without the use of any drug or material remedy, if the establishment complies with safety, sanitary, and quarantine laws and rules;

(4)an establishment that furnishes, in addition to food, shelter, and laundry, only baths and massages;

(5)an institution operated by a person licensed by the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners;

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Legislative history

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.093, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0593, eff. April 2, 2015.