SUBCHAPTER C. GENERAL ENFORCEMENT

Sec. 252.061.  EMERGENCY SUSPENSION OR CLOSING ORDER.  (a)  The department shall suspend a facility's license or order an immediate closing of part of the facility if:
(1)  the department finds the facility is operating in violation of the standards prescribed by this chapter;  and
(2)  the violation creates an immediate threat to the health and safety of a resident.
(b)  The executive commissioner by rule shall provide for the placement of residents during the facility's suspension or closing to ensure their health and safety.
(c)  An order suspending a license or closing a part of a facility under this section is immediately effective on the date on which the license holder receives written notice or a later date specified in the order.
(d)  An order suspending a license or ordering an immediate closing of a part of a facility is valid for 10 days after the effective date of the order.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 693, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by: 
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0786, eff. April 2, 2015.