Texas Health And Safety Code Title 4, Chapter 243 - Ambulatory Surgical Centers

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS; LICENSING AND PENALTIES

• Texas Section 243.001 - Short Title
  This chapter may be cited as the Texas Ambulatory Surgical Center Licensing Act. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
• Texas Section 243.002 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Ambulatory surgical center" means a facility that operates primarily to provide surgical services to patients who do not require overnight hospital...
• Texas Section 243.003 - License Required
  (a) Except as provided by Section 243.004, a person may not establish or operate an ambulatory surgical center in this state without a license issued...
• Texas Section 243.004 - Exemptions From Licensing Requirement
  The following facilities need not be licensed under this chapter: (1) an office or clinic of a licensed physician, dentist, or podiatrist; (2) a licensed...
• Texas Section 243.005 - License Application And Issuance
  (a) An applicant for an ambulatory surgical center license must submit an application to the department on a form prescribed by the department. (b) Each...
• Texas Section 243.006 - Inspections
  (a) The department may inspect an ambulatory surgical center at reasonable times as necessary to assure compliance with this chapter. (b) An ambulatory surgical center...
• Texas Section 243.007 - Fee Amounts
  The executive commissioner by rule shall set fees imposed by this chapter in amounts reasonable and necessary to defray the cost of administering this chapter...
• Texas Section 243.008 - Deposit Of Fees
  All fees collected under this chapter shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund. Acts 1989, 71st Leg.,...
• Texas Section 243.009 - Adoption Of Rules
  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter, including requirements for the issuance, renewal, denial, suspension, and revocation of a license to...
• Texas Section 243.010 - Minimum Standards
  (a) The rules must contain minimum standards applicable to an ambulatory surgical center and for: (1) the construction and design, including plumbing, heating, lighting, ventilation,...
• Texas Section 243.011 - Denial, Suspension, Probation, Or Revocation Of License
  (a) The department may deny, suspend, or revoke a license for a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter. (b) The...
• Texas Section 243.0115 - Emergency Suspension
  The department may issue an emergency order to suspend a license issued under this chapter if the department has reasonable cause to believe that the...
• Texas Section 243.012 - Injunction
  (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...
• Texas Section 243.013 - Criminal Penalty
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 243.003(a). (b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor. (c) Each...
• Texas Section 243.014 - Civil Penalty
  (a) A person who violates this chapter or who fails to comply with a rule adopted under this chapter is liable for a civil penalty...
• Texas Section 243.015 - Imposition Of Administrative Penalty
  (a) The department may impose an administrative penalty on a person licensed under this chapter who violates this chapter or a rule or order adopted...
• Texas Section 243.016 - Payment And Collection Of Administrative Penalty; Judicial Review
  (a) Within 30 days after the date an order of the department under Section 243.015(k) that imposes an administrative penalty becomes final, the person shall:...
• Texas Section 243.017 - Compliance With Certain Requirements Regarding Sonogram Before Abortion
  An ambulatory surgical center shall comply with Subchapter B, Chapter 171. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 73 (H.B. 15), Sec. 7, eff....

Last modified: September 28, 2016