{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-172.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 172.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Birthing center\" means a facility licensed under Chapter 244.\n(2) \"Hospital\" means a facility licensed under Chapter 241 or a hospital maintained or operated by this state.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 740 (H.B. 1670), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2015.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 2. HEALTH","SUBTITLE H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 172. REMOVAL OF PLACENTA FROM HOSPITAL OR BIRTHING CENTER"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.172.htm#172.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"d0eda5c215fcf90719c72f6993bdad0e798fd72afbaea63d50b4a81662adcd6d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-171a.151","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-172.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}