{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-487.401","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 487.401","heading":"ADMINISTRATION.","body":"(a) The department shall adopt rules that establish a procedure for designating a hospital as a rural hospital in order for the hospital to qualify for federal funds under 42 C.F.R. Part 412.\n(b) At the hospital's request, the department shall designate the hospital as a rural hospital if the hospital meets the requirements for a rural hospital under the department's rules.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1424, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1241 (H.B. 2542), Sec. 37, eff. June 15, 2007.\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (H.B. 1918), Sec. 60, eff. September 1, 2009.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 148 (H.B. 1493), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE F. COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT","CHAPTER 487. OFFICE OF RURAL AFFAIRS IN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER J. DESIGNATING RURAL HOSPITALS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.487.htm#487.401","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"6914497197d3f825e1b8902c9a1cc63b7e0509923dfe9fc718fc5c9e585ea8bb","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-487.354","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-487.451"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}