{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-242.011","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.011","heading":"LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS PROHIBITED.","body":"An institution may not prohibit a resident or employee from communicating in the person's native language with another resident or employee for the purpose of acquiring or providing medical treatment, nursing care, or institutional services.\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 242. CONVALESCENT AND NURSING FACILITIES AND RELATED INSTITUTIONS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.242.htm#242.011","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"8f1f1d2ad172a7f6079ac58b8e207ffcbc5ab15a197df2bf81cad0611ccbf60c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-242.010","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-242.013"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}