{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-242.0615","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.0615","heading":"EXCLUSION.","body":"(a) The department, after providing notice and opportunity for a hearing, may exclude a person from eligibility for a license under this chapter if the person or any person described by Section 242.032(d) has substantially failed to comply with this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter. The authority granted by this subsection is in addition to the authority to deny issuance of a license under Section 242.061(a-1).\n(b) Exclusion of a person under this section must extend for a period of at least two years and may extend throughout the person's lifetime or existence.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1159, Sec. 1.13, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 879 (S.B. 223), Sec. 2.03, eff. September 1, 2011.\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 980 (H.B. 1720), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2011.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (S.B. 304), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2015.","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 C. GENERAL ENFORCEMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.242.htm#242.0615","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"76ac42a106f5e60945b7ac451a54a3dab0aae3246bfc32bd59f2f540b8335f2b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-242.061","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-242.062"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}