{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-245.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 245.005","heading":"LICENSE APPLICATION AND ISSUANCE.","body":"(a) An applicant for an abortion facility license must submit an application to the department on a form prescribed by the department.\n(b) Each application must be accompanied by a nonrefundable license fee in an amount set by the executive commissioner by rule.\n(c) The application must contain evidence that there are one or more physicians on the staff of the facility who are licensed by the Texas Medical Board.\n(d) The department shall issue a license if, after inspection and investigation, it finds that the applicant and the abortion facility meet the requirements of this chapter and the standards adopted under this chapter.\n(e) As a condition for renewal of a license, the licensee must submit to the department the annual license renewal fee and an annual report.\n(f) Information regarding the licensing status of an abortion facility is an open record for the purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code, and shall be made available by the department on request.\nActs 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 856, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0686, eff. April 2, 2015.\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 441 (S.B. 8), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 4. HEALTH FACILITIES","SUBTITLE B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES","CHAPTER 245. ABORTION FACILITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.245.htm#245.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"be820ef3314a93c1539aff14c034233efb89da8cc5a91713d91c363640d47c66","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-245.004-2","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-245.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}