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Certificate of need · Texas

Texas certificate of need

Texas has no certificate of need program: opening or expanding a health facility does not need state CON approval.

Verified Oct 6, 2026Sources: official state and federal agencies

CON program
No
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Certificate of need

Texas CON program

Texas has no certificate of need program: opening or expanding a health facility does not need state CON approval.

CON program
No
Recent changes
The Texas Health Facilities Commission, which reviewed certificate of need applications, went through Sunset review in the 1984–85 cycle (69th Legislature). No continuation legislation passed and the agency was abolished in 1985; Texas has had no CON program since.
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Does Texas have a certificate of need law?

Texas has no certificate of need program: opening or expanding a health facility does not need state CON approval.