{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-256.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 256.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Hospital\" means a general or special hospital, as defined by Section 241.003, a private mental hospital licensed under Chapter 577, or another hospital that is maintained or operated by the state.\n(2) \"Nursing home\" means an institution licensed under Chapter 242.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 401 (S.B. 1525), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2006.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 4. HEALTH FACILITIES","SUBTITLE B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES","CHAPTER 256. SAFE PATIENT HANDLING, MOVEMENT, AND DISCHARGE PRACTICES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.256.htm#256.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"c527d01037185c452eea0d944483dd18195ab4e5145534bd5b1d0aac9e7efe83","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-255.005","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-256.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}