Sec. 13.043. GRATUITIES PROHIBITED. (a) A patient in a public health hospital may not offer an officer, agent, or employee of the hospital a tip, payment, or reward of any kind.
(b) A patient who violates this section may be expelled from the hospital. An employee who accepts a tip, payment, or reward of any kind from a patient may be discharged.
(c) The department shall strictly enforce this section.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0062, eff. April 2, 2015.
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