{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-252.061","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 252.061","heading":"EMERGENCY SUSPENSION OR CLOSING ORDER.","body":"(a) The department shall suspend a facility's license or order an immediate closing of part of the facility if:\n(1) the department finds the facility is operating in violation of the standards prescribed by this chapter; and\n(2) the violation creates an immediate threat to the health and safety of a resident.\n(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall provide for the placement of residents during the facility's suspension or closing to ensure their health and safety.\n(c) An order suspending a license or closing a part of a facility under this section is immediately effective on the date on which the license holder receives written notice or a later date specified in the order.\n(d) An order suspending a license or ordering an immediate closing of a part of a facility is valid for 10 days after the effective date of the order.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 693, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0786, eff. April 2, 2015.","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 C. GENERAL ENFORCEMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.252.htm#252.061","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"2bedb4ce2e8df0660757411622e378b575908a720b0292be21c4832fd94a6c10","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-252.044","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-252.062"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}