Sec. 61.056. PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES. (a) A public hospital or hospital district may arrange to provide health care services through a local health department, a publicly owned facility, or a contract with a private provider regardless of the provider's location, or through the purchase of insurance for eligible residents.
(b) The public hospital or hospital district may affiliate with other public hospitals or hospital districts or with a governmental entity to provide regional administration and delivery of health care services.
(c) A hospital district created in a county with a population of more than 800,000 that was not included in the boundaries of a hospital district before September 1, 2003, may affiliate with any public or private entity to provide regional administration and delivery of health care services. The regional affiliation, in accordance with the affiliation agreement, shall use money contributed by an affiliated governmental entity to provide health care services to an eligible resident of that governmental entity.
Text of subsection as added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 217 (S.B. 1063), Sec. 3
(d) A hospital district created in a county with a population of more than 800,000 that was not included in the boundaries of a hospital district before September 1, 2003, may provide or arrange to provide health care services for eligible residents through the purchase of health coverage or other health benefits, including benefits described by Chapter 75. For purposes of this subsection, the board of managers of the district has the powers and duties provided to the commissioners court of a county under Chapter 75.
Text of subsection as added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 916 (H.B. 2963), Sec. 3
(d) A public hospital or hospital district may provide or arrange to provide health care services for eligible residents through the purchase of health coverage or other health benefits, including benefits described by Chapter 75. For purposes of this subsection, the board of directors or managers of the hospital or district have the powers and duties provided to the commissioners court of a county under Chapter 75.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 164 (S.B. 1107), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 217 (S.B. 1063), Sec. 3, eff. May 27, 2009.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 916 (H.B. 2963), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009.
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