Texas § HS.252.095 - EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FEE
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§ HS.252.095. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FEE
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FEE. (a) In addition to the licensing and renewal fee collected under Section 252.034 , the department may collect an annual fee to be used to make emergency assistance money available to a facility licensed under this chapter. (b) The fee collected under this section shall be in the amount prescribed by Section 242.097 (c) and shall be deposited to the credit of the nursing and convalescent home trust fund established under Section 242.096 . (c) The department may disburse money to a trustee for a facility licensed under this chapter to alleviate an immediate threat to the health or safety of the facility's residents. Payments under this section may include payments described by Section 242.096 (b). (d) A court may order the department to disburse emergency assistance money to a trustee for a facility licensed under this chapter if the court makes the findings provided by Section 242.096 (c). 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. 3.0792, eff. April 2, 2015.
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