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By: Taylor of Galveston (Senate Sponsor - Nelson) |
H.B. No. 3085 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 6, 2011; |
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May 9, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Health |
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and Human Services; May 18, 2011, reported favorably by the |
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following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 18, 2011, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the period of a license for a freestanding medical |
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emergency care facility. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 254.051(f), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(f) Notwithstanding Section 254.053(f), a [A] facility that |
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is not in continuous operation 24 hours per day and 7 days per week |
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cannot be issued a license with a term that extends beyond August |
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31, 2013. |
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SECTION 2. Section 254.053(f), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(f) The license fee must be paid [annually] on renewal of |
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the license. The term of a license issued under this chapter is two |
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years. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a license issued or renewed on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. A license issued or renewed before the effective date of |
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this Act is governed by the law in effect immediately before the |
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effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for |
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that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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