Sec. 1001.113. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES. (a) When a patient from Potter County or the district has been admitted to a district facility, the district administrator shall have an inquiry made into the circumstances of:
(1) the patient; and
(2) the patient's relatives who are legally liable for the patient's support.
(b) If the district administrator determines that the patient or those relatives are liable to pay for all or part of the costs of the patient's care and treatment, the patient or those relatives shall be ordered to pay the district a specified amount for the patient's support.
(c) The district administrator may collect the amount from the patient's estate, or from any relative who is legally liable for the patient's support, in the manner provided by law for the collection of expenses of the last illness of a deceased person.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.
Structure Texas Statutes
Special District Local Laws Code
Subtitle A - Hospital Districts
Chapter 1001 - City of Amarillo Hospital District
Subchapter C. Powers and Duties
Section 1001.101. District Responsibility
Section 1001.102. Restriction on Municipal or County Taxation
Section 1001.103. Management, Control, and Administration
Section 1001.104. Hospital System
Section 1001.106. Purchasing and Accounting Procedures
Section 1001.107. Eligibility Standards; Pricing
Section 1001.108. District Property, Facilities, and Equipment
Section 1001.109. Eminent Domain
Section 1001.110. Gifts and Endowments
Section 1001.111. Contracts for Services to Certain Persons
Section 1001.112. Joint Administration or Delivery of Health Care Services
Section 1001.113. Payment for Treatment; Procedures
Section 1001.114. Reimbursement for Services to Nonresidents