TITLE: Relating to the amount of an administrative penalty assessed against freestanding emergency medical care facilities.

SUMMARY: Relating to the amount of an administrative penalty assessed against freestanding emergency medical care facilities.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the amount of an administrative penalty assessed against freestanding emergency medical care facilities. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 254.205(c), Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) Each [The amount of the penalty may not exceed $1,000 for each violation, and each] day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty. The total amount of the penalty assessed for a violation continuing or occurring on separate days under this subsection may not exceed $25,000 [$5,000].SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.