{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-252.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 252.005","heading":"LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS PROHIBITED.","body":"A facility 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 care, training, or treatment.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 693, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 4. HEALTH FACILITIES","SUBTITLE B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES","CHAPTER 252. INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.252.htm#252.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"39addc8bed7fe25f76c9eed3da8f77eae349c8598d687b7e4f7ad6753d9b9437","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-252.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-252.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}