{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-314a.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 314A.002","heading":"APPLICABILITY.","body":"This chapter applies only to a merger agreement among hospitals each of which is located within a county that:\n(1) contains two or more hospitals; and\n(2) has a population of:\n(A) less than 100,000 and is not adjacent to a county with a population of 250,000 or more; or\n(B) more than 100,000 and less than 150,000 and is not adjacent to a county with a population of 100,000 or more.\nAdded by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1168 (H.B. 3301), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 4. HEALTH FACILITIES","SUBTITLE F. POWERS AND DUTIES OF HOSPITALS","CHAPTER 314A. MERGER AGREEMENTS AMONG CERTAIN HOSPITALS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.314A.htm#314A.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"f5a03ce8e85d5cfed196a5dc7a08a366d326bf1d6f6045145f5f8bed42caa547","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-314a.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-314a.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}