Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 247.044 — INJUNCTION

HS § 247.044Title 4. HEALTH FACILITIES · Part B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES · Ch. 247. ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES · Art. C. GENERAL ENFORCEMENT

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(a)The department may petition a district court for a temporary restraining order to restrain a continuing violation of the standards or licensing requirements provided under this chapter if the department finds that:

(1)the violation creates an immediate threat to the health and safety of the assisted living facility residents; or

(2)the facility is operating without a license.

(b)A district court, on petition of the department and on a finding by the court that a person is violating the standards or licensing requirements provided under this chapter, may by injunction:

(1)prohibit a person from continuing a violation of the standards or licensing requirements provided under this chapter;

(2)restrain the establishment or operation of an assisted living facility without a license issued under this chapter; or

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 114, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Renumbered from 247.043 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 637, art. 2, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 416, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1088, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 233, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.