Sec. 252.092.  APPOINTMENT BY AGREEMENT.  (a)  A person who holds a controlling interest in a facility may request the department to assume the operation of the facility through the appointment of a trustee under this subchapter.
(b)  After receiving the request, the department may enter into an agreement providing for the appointment of a trustee to take charge of the facility under conditions both parties consider appropriate if the department considers the appointment desirable.
(c)  An agreement under this section must:
(1)  specify the terms and conditions of the trustee's appointment and authority;  and
(2)  preserve the rights of the residents as granted by law.
(d)  The agreement terminates at the time:
(1)  specified by the parties;  or
(2)  either party notifies the other in writing that the party is terminating the appointment agreement.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 693, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.