{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-296a.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 296A.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 600,000 and borders two counties both with populations of 1.1 million or more.\nAdded by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 389 (H.B. 4548), Sec. 2, eff. June 2, 2019.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4559), Sec. 92, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 4. HEALTH FACILITIES","SUBTITLE D. HOSPITAL DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 296A. COUNTY HEALTH CARE PROVIDER PARTICIPATION PROGRAM IN CERTAIN COUNTIES BORDERING TWO POPULOUS COUNTIES","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.296A.htm#296A.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"21d3046dee0c7c1d059cb3a44a5111672df2692590e002d97672c57cf0f57f09","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-296a.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-296a.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}