{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-418.254","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 418.254","heading":"REQUIRED WELLNESS CHECK.","body":"The division shall collaborate with the persons authorized to access the emergency assistance registry under Section 418.253 and with applicable municipalities and counties to ensure that a wellness check is conducted on each medically fragile individual listed in the emergency assistance registry and located in an area that experiences an event described by Section 418.255 to ensure the individual has:\n(1) continuity of care; and\n(2) the ability to continue using electrically powered medical equipment, if applicable.\nAdded by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (S.B. 968), Sec. 5, eff. June 16, 2021.\nRedesignated by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 4595), Sec. 24.001(17), eff. September 1, 2023.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 4595), Sec. 24.002(10), eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE B. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC PROTECTION","CHAPTER 418. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER I. WELLNESS CHECKS FOR MEDICALLY FRAGILE INDIVIDUALS DURING CERTAIN EMERGENCIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.418.htm#418.254","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"ba4ceee446ef214cfc8ed017c2e319007d3a91b0e7487ddd3a3ceebe4be2c12c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-418.253","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-418.255"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}