Sec. 242.035.  LICENSING CATEGORIES.  (a)  The department shall determine the rank of licensing categories.
(b)  Unless prohibited by another state or federal requirement, the department shall allow a licensed institution to operate a portion of the institution under the standards of a lower licensing category.  The executive commissioner shall establish procedures and standards to accommodate an institution's operation under the lower category.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by: 
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0600, eff. April 2, 2015.