The purpose of this chapter is to implement Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 314A, which requires qualifying hospitals seeking to negotiate and enter into a merger agreement to be certified by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission through the issuance of a Certificate of Public Advantage.

Source Note:The provisions of this §280.1 adopted to be effective October 25, 2020, 45 TexReg 7588; transferred effective May 1, 2025, as published in the April 11, 2025, issue of the Texas Register, 50 TexReg 2439.