This page provides links to statutes which name the Department responsible for implementing state requirements for regulating health facilities. Links to sites outside the Department are intended to be informational and do not necessarily imply any official endorsement. Staff associated with the Health Facility Program routinely review the links, but we cannot guarantee the validity of information provided at outside sites.
Abortion Facilities
Health & Safety Code, Chapter 245 -- PDF File -- Word File
Notice to Medicaid Women’s Health Program Providers
Section 32.0248, Human Resources Code, prohibits the payment of Medicaid Women's Health Program funds to a provider that performs elective abortions. This provision also applies to licensed abortion facilities. A provider that has performed elective abortions (through either surgical or medical methods) for any patient is ineligible to serve Medicaid Women's Health Program clients and cannot be reimbursed for those services. This prohibition has been in effect since September 1, 2005. This prohibition does not prohibit providers from delivering services to other Medicaid clients. The Health and Human Services Commission may recoup Medicaid Women's Health Program funds that it determines were paid to providers that have performed elective abortions.
For more information please call Kendra Sippel-Theodore, Medicaid/CHIP Division, Health and Human Services Commission, at (512) 491-5594.
Ambulatory Surgical Centers
Health & Safety Code, Chapter 243 -- PDF File -- Word File
Birthing Centers
Health & Safety Code, Chapter 244 -- PDF File -- Word File
Community Mental Health Centers | Comprehensive Out-Patient Rehabilitation Facilities
Not regulated by state statute
End-Stage Renal Disease Facilities
Health & Safety Code, Chapter 251 -- PDF File -- Word File
Freestanding Emergency Medical Care Facilities
Health & Safety Code, Chapter 254 -- PDF File -- Word File
Hospitals - General and Special
Health & Safety Code, Chapter 241 -- PDF File -- Word File
Hospitals - Psychiatric and Crisis Stabilization Units
Health & Safety Code, Chapter 577 -- PDF File -- Word File
Narcotic Treatment Clinics
Health & Safety Code, Chapter 466 -- PDF File -- Word File
Out-Patient Physical Therapy | Speech Pathology Services | Portable X-Ray Services | Rural Health Clinics
Not regulated by state statute
Special Care Facilities
Health & Safety Code, Chapter 248 -- PDF File -- Word File
Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities
Health & Safety Code, Chapter 464 -- PDF File -- Word File
Texas Medical Disclosure Panel
Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Chapter §74.102 -- PDF File -- Word File