{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-243.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 243.003","heading":"LICENSE REQUIRED.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Section 243.004, a person may not establish or operate an ambulatory surgical center in this state without a license issued under this chapter.\n(b) Each ambulatory surgical center must have a separate license.\n(c) A license is not transferable or assignable.\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 243. AMBULATORY SURGICAL CENTERS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS; LICENSING AND PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.243.htm#243.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"b979725f514bc0d9d0114bc8cdd6846c2fc91f702859e020e98d42e944560cc7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-243.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-243.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}