Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.159
DESIGNATION OF FACILITY
Texas · Texas Health and Safety Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.159, DESIGNATION OF FACILITY, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/667481
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(a) The commissioner shall designate health care facilities throughout the state that are capable of providing services for the examination, observation, isolation, or treatment of persons having or suspected of having a communicable disease. However, the commissioner may not designate:
(1) a nursing facility or custodial care home required to be licensed under Chapter 242; or
(2) an ICF-IID required to be licensed under Chapter 252.
(b) The health authority shall select a designated facility in the county in which the application is filed. If no facility is designated in the county, the commissioner shall select the facility.
(c) This section does not relieve a county of its responsibility under other provisions of this chapter or applicable law for providing health care services.
(d) A designated facility must comply with this section only to the extent that the commissioner determines that the facility has sufficient resources to perform the necessary services.
(e) This section does not apply to a person for whom treatment in a private health facility is proposed.