Sec. 61.051. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. (a) This subchapter applies to health care services and assistance provided to a person who resides in the service area of a public hospital or hospital district.
(b) For the purposes of this subchapter, a hospital is not considered to be a public hospital and is not responsible for providing care under this subchapter if the hospital:
(1) is owned, operated, or leased by a municipality with a population of less than 5,500;
(2) was leased before January 1, 1981, by a municipality that at the time of the lease did not have a legal obligation to provide indigent health care; or
(3) was established under Section 265.031.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle C - Programs Providing Health Care Benefits and Services
Chapter 61 - Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act
Subchapter C. Persons Who Reside in an Area Served by a Public Hospital or Hospital District
Section 61.051. Application of Subchapter
Section 61.052. General Eligibility Provisions
Section 61.053. Application Procedure
Section 61.054. Basic Health Care Services Provided by a Public Hospital
Section 61.055. Basic Health Care Services Provided by Hospital Districts
Section 61.056. Provision of Health Care Services
Section 61.057. Mandated Provider
Section 61.058. Notification of Provision of Nonemergency Services
Section 61.059. Notification of Provision of Emergency Services
Section 61.060. Payment for Services
Section 61.061. Payment Rates and Limits
Section 61.062. Responsibility of Governmental Entity
Section 61.063. Procedure to Change Eligibility Standards or Services Provided
Section 61.064. Transfer of a Public Hospital
Section 61.065. County Responsibility for Hospital Sold on or After January 1, 1988
Section 61.066. Prevention and Detection of Fraud