| (a) The Texas Health and Human Services Commission
(HHSC) may include terms or conditions of compliance in connection
with issuing a Certificate of Public Advantage (COPA), if necessary,
to ensure that the proposed merger likely benefits the public as specified
in this chapter.
(b) A hospital operating under a COPA shall comply
with all terms or conditions required in the issuance of a COPA.
(c) Any terms or conditions for a COPA are separate
from the COPA itself. HHSC retains the authority to amend the terms
or conditions. HHSC shall notify the hospital of any change in the
terms or conditions not less than 30 days before the change takes
effect.
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