Sec. 104.001.  POLICY;  PURPOSE.
(a)  The policy of this state and the purpose of this chapter are to ensure that health care services and facilities are available to all citizens in an orderly and economical manner.
(b)  To achieve this purpose it is essential that:
(1)  appropriate health planning activities are undertaken and implemented;  and
(2)  health care services and facilities are provided in a cost-effective manner, compatible with the health care needs of the different areas and populations of the state.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 747, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by: 
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 797 (S.B. 1326), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.