{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-296.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 296.002","heading":"APPLICABILITY.","body":"This chapter applies only to a county that:\n(1) is not served by a hospital district or a public hospital; and\n(2) has a population of less than 235,000 and contains two municipalities both with populations of 83,000 or more.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 235 (H.B. 3185), Sec. 1, eff. May 29, 2015.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4559), Sec. 91, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 4. HEALTH FACILITIES","SUBTITLE D. HOSPITAL DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 296. COUNTY HEALTH CARE PROVIDER PARTICIPATION PROGRAM IN CERTAIN COUNTIES","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.296.htm#296.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"bbdc7e3214b7791d62604b431186452a12e72a18bb35248167e154309c983c74","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-296.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-296.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}