Sec. 1035.110. REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES. (a) The board shall require a county, municipality, or public hospital located outside the district to reimburse the district for the district's care and treatment of a sick or injured person of that county, municipality, or public hospital as provided by Chapter 61, Health and Safety Code.
(b) The board shall require the sheriff of DeWitt County or the police chief of any municipality in the district to reimburse the district for the district's care and treatment of a person who is confined in a jail facility of DeWitt County or the municipality and is not a district resident. A prisoner in the DeWitt County jail or in a penal or police facility located in the district is not considered a district resident unless the person would meet the qualifications for residency notwithstanding the incarceration, its duration, or the facts surrounding the incarceration.
(c) The board may contract with the state or federal government for that government to reimburse the district for treatment of a sick or injured person.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2011.
Structure Texas Statutes
Special District Local Laws Code
Subtitle A - Hospital Districts
Chapter 1035 - Dewitt Medical District
Subchapter C. Powers and Duties
Section 1035.101. District Responsibility
Section 1035.102. Restriction on Political Subdivision Taxation and Debt
Section 1035.103. Management and Control
Section 1035.104. Hospital System
Section 1035.105. Provision of Certain Health Services
Section 1035.106. Eminent Domain
Section 1035.107. Gifts and Endowments
Section 1035.108. Contract With Nixon Hospital District
Section 1035.109. Payment for Treatment; Procedures