Sec. 13.040. EFFECT OF INDIGENT HEALTH CARE AND TREATMENT ACT. If an indigent or nonindigent public patient is eligible for health care assistance from a county hospital or public hospital under Chapter 61 (Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act), the state is entitled to reimbursement from that hospital for the treatment and support of the patient to the extent prescribed by that chapter.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle A - Department of State Health Services
Chapter 13 - Department Hospitals and Respiratory Facilities
Subchapter B. Texas Tuberculosis Code
Section 13.034. Duties of Executive Commissioner and Department
Section 13.035. Employment of Hospital Administrators
Section 13.036. Patient Admission; Examination Certificate
Section 13.037. Determination of Residency
Section 13.038. Classification of Patients; Lien
Section 13.039. Collection of State's Claim
Section 13.040. Effect of Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act
Section 13.041. Return of Certain Nonresidents; Reciprocal Agreements
Section 13.042. Discrimination Prohibited
Section 13.043. Gratuities Prohibited
Section 13.044. Private Accommodations