{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-42.018","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 42.018","heading":"FREEDOM OF SELECTION.","body":"The freedom of an eligible person to select a treating physician, a treatment facility, or a treatment modality is not limited by Section 42.009 if the physician, facility, or modality is approved by the department as required by this chapter.\nActs 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0157, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 2. HEALTH","SUBTITLE B. HEALTH PROGRAMS","CHAPTER 42. KIDNEY HEALTH CARE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.42.htm#42.018","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"8753dcfff8360c8b584a71824d3b9db99fadd277a8f5c4e55985ba14b1960c93","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-42.017","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-43.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}