- (a) A person holding a controlling interest in an end stage renal disease facility may, at any time, request the department to assume the management of the facility through the appointment of a temporary manager under this subchapter.
- (b) After receiving the request, the department may enter into an agreement providing for the appointment of a temporary manager to manage the facility under conditions considered appropriate by both parties if the department considers the appointment desirable.
(c) An agreement under this section must:
- (1) specify all terms and conditions of the temporary manager's appointment and authority; and
- (2) preserve all rights of the individuals served by the facility granted by law.
- (d) The primary duty of the temporary manager is to ensure that adequate and safe services are provided to patients until temporary management ceases.
- (e) The appointment terminates at the time specified by the agreement.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 608, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.