{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-1001.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 1001.004","heading":"REFERENCES IN LAW MEANING DEPARTMENT.","body":"In this code or any other law, a reference to the department in relation to a function described by Section 1001.002(c) means the department. A reference in law to the department in relation to any other function has the meaning assigned by Section 521.0002, Government Code.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 (S.B. 200), Sec. 1.17, eff. September 1, 2017.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 2.66, eff. April 1, 2025.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 12. HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH","CHAPTER 1001. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.1001.htm#1001.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"f0f0d92e4118977c3995dd9381b43b7a4c5be52d141cf4637123a1bbef26f539","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-1001.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-1001.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}