Texas Statutes
Subchapter E. Goals of System
Section 845.204. Public Health and Prevention

Sec. 845.204. PUBLIC HEALTH AND PREVENTION. It is intended that the system use incentives to promote healthy communities and individuals by using a public health model that focuses on health promotion, illness prevention, patient self-care education, and incentives that encourage positive health behavior.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 10A.218(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.