{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-241.202","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 241.202","heading":"ADVERTISING.","body":"A facility described by Section 241.201:\n(1) may not advertise or hold itself out as a medical office, facility, or provider other than an emergency room if the facility charges for its services the usual and customary rate charged for the same service by a hospital emergency room in the same region of the state or located in a region of the state with comparable rates for emergency health care services; and\n(2) must comply with the regulations in Section 254.157.\nAdded by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 917 (H.B. 1376), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.\nRedesignated by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 21.001(32), eff. September 1, 2015.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 21.002(12), eff. September 1, 2015.\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1093 (H.B. 2041), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 4. HEALTH FACILITIES","SUBTITLE B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES","CHAPTER 241. HOSPITALS","SUBCHAPTER I. FREESTANDING EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE FACILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH LICENSED HOSPITALS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.241.htm#241.202","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"40796ae3bb04fd50f8a2ccac9342d7167075adf23263e267d4bc9f10e41230d3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-241.201","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-241.204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}