A professional limited liability company shall not merge with any entity except another professional limited liability company subject to this subchapter or a professional corporation subject to chapter 496C . Merger is not permitted unless the surviving or new professional limited liability company is a professional limited liability company that complies with all requirements of this subchapter . 2008 Acts, ch 1162, §101, 155 ; 2023 Acts, ch 152, §118, 161