Text of section effective on April 01, 2025
Sec. 526.0258.  OPTIONS FOLLOWING DECISION: PAY OR APPEAL.  Not later than the 30th day after the date the hospital receives the order entered by the attorney general under Section 526.0257, the hospital shall:
(1)  pay the amount of the administrative penalty;
(2)  remit the amount of the penalty to the attorney general for deposit in an escrow account and file a petition for judicial review contesting the occurrence of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both; or
(3)  without paying the amount of the penalty:
(A)  file a petition for judicial review contesting the occurrence of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both; and
(B)  file with the court a sworn affidavit stating that the hospital is financially unable to pay the amount of the penalty.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.