Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 257.007 — ENFORCEMENT; COMPLAINT RESOLUTION

HS § 257.007Title 4. HEALTH FACILITIES · Part B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES · Ch. 257. NURSE STAFFING

Statute text

(a)The commission shall enforce this chapter in accordance with:

(1)Subchapter C, Chapter 241, against a hospital licensed under that chapter as if the hospital violated that chapter;

(2)Chapter 577 and rules adopted under Sections 577.010 and 577.013, against a hospital licensed under Chapter 577 as if the hospital violated that chapter; and

(3)rules adopted under Section 241.026(a).

(b)The commission shall establish a process to provide prompt review and timely resolution of each complaint submitted under this chapter. The commission must:

(1)develop a procedure, or designate an existing procedure, through which a party may submit a written or verbal complaint;

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 398 (H.B. 2187), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2025.