(a) The commissioner shall issue a certificate of authority for a facility that:
- (1) was occupied by at least one resident on September 1, 1987;
- (2) was under construction on September 1, 1987; or
- (3) incurred substantial financial obligations before September 1, 1987, related to the development of the facility.
- (b) A certificate of authority issued under this section may be suspended or revoked as any other certificate.
- (c) This section prevails over Section 246.022.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.