{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-241.052","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 241.052","heading":"COMPLIANCE WITH RULES AND STANDARDS.","body":"(a) A hospital that is in operation when an applicable rule or minimum standard is adopted under this chapter must be given a reasonable period within which to comply with the rule or standard.\n(b) The period for compliance may not exceed six months, except that the department may extend the period beyond six months if the hospital sufficiently shows the department that it requires additional time to complete compliance with the rule or standard.\nActs 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 4. HEALTH FACILITIES","SUBTITLE B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES","CHAPTER 241. HOSPITALS","SUBCHAPTER C. ENFORCEMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.241.htm#241.052","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"81d045a48f4c6b03e70ed017ca90c217a398f6aca50c99df88925fff89d42a2f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-241.051","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-241.053"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}