Texas § 314.006 VALIDITY OF CERTIFIED COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.

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§ 314.006 — VALIDITY OF CERTIFIED COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.

Texas § 314.006

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 314.006 (2026).

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Sec. 314.006. VALIDITY OF CERTIFIED COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.

(a)Notwithstanding Section 15.05 (a), Business & Commerce Code, or any other provision of law, a cooperative agreement for which a certificate of public advantage has been issued is a lawful agreement. Notwithstanding Section 15.05 (a), Business & Commerce Code, or any other provision of law, if the parties to a cooperative agreement file an application for a certificate of public advantage governing the agreement with the department, the conduct of the parties in negotiating and entering into a cooperative agreement is lawful conduct.

(b)If the department, or in any action by the attorney general the district court, determines that the applicants have not established by clear and convincing evidence that the likely benefits res

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Sec. 314.006. VALIDITY OF CERTIFIED COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. (a) Notwithstanding Section 15.05 (a), Business & Commerce Code, or any other provision of law, a cooperative agreement for which a certificate of public advantage has been issued is a lawful agreement. Notwithstanding Section 15.05 (a), Business & Commerce Code, or any other provision of law, if the parties to a cooperative agreement file an application for a certificate of public advantage governing the agreement with the department, the conduct of the parties in negotiating and entering into a cooperative agreement is lawful conduct.
(b) If the department, or in any action by the attorney general the district court, determines that the applicants have not established by clear and convincing evidence that the likely benefits resulting from a cooperative agreement outweigh any disadvantages attributable to any potential reduction in competition resulting from the agreement, the agreement is invalid and has no further force or effect.
(c) Nothing in this chapter exempts hospitals from compliance with the requirements of Chapters 241 or 577 of this code.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 638, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Renumbered from Health & Safety Code Sec. 313.006 by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 17.01(25), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.