{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-242.156","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.156","heading":"REQUIRED MEDICAL EXAMINATION.","body":"(a) Except as required by federal law, the department shall require that each resident be given at least one medical examination each year.\n(b) The executive commissioner shall specify the details of the examination.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1159, Sec. 1.30, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0630, eff. April 2, 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 F. MEDICAL, NURSING, AND DENTAL SERVICES OTHER THAN ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.242.htm#242.156","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"cdfaf2bfce189f8c3152a7c4e9db901bf6d939b03888d9a0ea174ca271385f05","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-242.155","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-242.157"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}