Sec. 1059.115. POLICIES OR RULES ON INDIGENT HEALTH CARE. (a) The district may adopt, amend, or repeal policies or rules relating to indigent health care that include:
(1) eligibility of patients for indigent health care;
(2) application forms for patients or relatives of patients requesting indigent health care that may require personal and financial information to be furnished;
(3) procedures for obtaining and completing applications for indigent health care and for filing the completed applications with the district;
(4) procedures for reviewing applications to determine eligibility for indigent health care; and
(5) other procedures provided by this section and Section 1059.116.
(b) The application procedure to determine eligibility for indigent health care must be adopted not later than the beginning of each operating year and must comply with Chapter 61, Health and Safety Code.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.
Structure Texas Statutes
Special District Local Laws Code
Subtitle A - Hospital Districts
Chapter 1059 - Mcculloch County Hospital District
Subchapter C. Powers and Duties
Section 1059.101. District Responsibility
Section 1059.102. Restriction on Political Subdivision Taxation and Debt
Section 1059.103. Management, Control, and Administration
Section 1059.105. Purchasing and Accounting Procedures
Section 1059.106. Mobile Emergency Medical or Air Ambulance Service
Section 1059.107. District Property, Facilities, Equipment, and Services
Section 1059.108. Eminent Domain
Section 1059.109. Cost of Relocating or Altering Property
Section 1059.110. Gifts and Endowments
Section 1059.111. Construction Contracts
Section 1059.112. Operating and Management Contracts
Section 1059.113. Contracts With Governmental Entities for Services
Section 1059.114. Payment for Treatment; Procedures
Section 1059.115. Policies or Rules on Indigent Health Care