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**4 OFFICE**  **OF THE**  **ATTORNEY GENERAL**  **OF TEXAS**  **AUSTIN**

**nammibla Osorga**  **W. Cax**  **state** EiaaltlI

Offlaer Team Sute Boati of Eealth nuotln 2, Taura Dear sir:

You have re~ltort upenthmabore

rwted 8a rollou6t bubj thfm deprrtaeat

' OH your**mQue*t**

aale 4412th

t3w Child YezTme br e Revind Civil

stat00 the follou~ qussthe reepoaelbility

ct the SUta lth tar ths lfoenaing of **plaaea** or mhelterirrg

ot f.aZaat

+hiildrsaP ertstg Eiow,

Ssotfon 1. *2. Whst is the lagal befiaitw+tt

sad age cla8~iiiaatiott

OS laiattts? "3. whnt typw OS hontes, **instltutioM,** rlfair, aeeockatione,

ceo' % mtiozu~

ox' indlv~tdualr

fell **~~li~nwt~ts** @roup artlale M&2, f&tteralty

&ma,

.mnomble George W. COS,p@ge2

'8. **Ia** theChild

Ifelfwe Divialooo

lloenae for nur54r145 arid

ahlld auiq 1Rat1tut1on5

aa provided

ia uttole 44421%~ **auhjeat** to a @or licenalclg

tar the car4 oilnTaat4hlldr4a4a providedla Article

4442 lioternlty

&me, **the** latter b$~q&t~h~napoaalblllty OS the State



### Departmsnt

"The Dlvlalon of Child Velf4re haa raqwated the state

Bealth Orflae~ to 

### eatup health

and aaaltary

rule5 ead reguletlotts

forall type5 of child aare for whiahthat

dlvlaioa

obv ieauea

a liaenae. “5. W&et rule8 end regulatlaae doer the **State** Dep8rtment

OS Health

hava~tbe

l uthorlty

to eat uhleh oaa be enforced in this awet Artlale 441 %I end the **bill** for reor6ttttitrtl~ oi stek **Depwtwnt** of Beulth

Seetloa 8 - autborltf

wv vested

Za State Xealtb Offlaer

for l ettlag up ruler 4md regulatlone

. A 4 p

J of the propoa4d ruler end r egu l e ti o n a

la lw o eed.î artlele **4442,** Vernota*a Clvll **Satutea of**  Towa, reed5 **lta pert**  t **%very fadividual,**  rirr, aaaoetetiao, or eorporrtian,ovol~,Lsep~,oodluntiagornuvglPg snnnstltutLon

or hwe for thaboardin a~ ahelFMt3 of infant

ablldrea,

or so-alledQeby or uly lying-la

hoaplt81,

hoepita vati, meteh~ home op othm **phO4** for tb4 MOe$tlbn,. 44~4 and tr46tmaat OS pesuant*4mm, 4nd olukrglng e fee or **r4o4lv;tq** or exwot%n@ ooapanWtloo **in the**  **tray or**  row **reat** or **bo@r&** alas11 **obtain** aa annual

lloeame vhlah -11 be laaaed

w tbo State DQW~ oi Xaalth

vltbout fee,ab~ll

oat be trenaiereble to other poreoneor otherpwl845, **rrrd** abnll

expire oatbe thirty-fiPatty$rfk**aeaber** aextfollouingthe l55uM44.+. .
**Artlole** 44420,

Vern0n~a G,lvllStettitea oi **P4W*,** rude in puttBotioreble George w. CM, pgptS

%tvuy **paraoa,** laaaa fe tl o n **or oorpo~sioit,**  **4h4th4r op4mting**  ior **aharity or**  **rev4nu4~ rrho**  aball own, oarrduat or manage

a day nuraedpp,

ohlldren~a baud* home,

or ahlld

plaofng egonor, of **other plaae**  ior the care or ouatody oi ahlldren

under ffrt44m **year5** of ege,or uho 5brl.l aollolt

**tuW5** fn thio

**8tete** forurj luuh pl444 **or** inatltution, **ahll obtaia**  l**n** -1 ltoen44 tram**the St&e**  Board ol Iiealth,

ublehlloea44

ahall be issued vlthout fee,

end under l

uabreaaomble

ud uallm ruler

a&l regulationa **es** aald Board shall **~4aarib4.** . . .* 84otfott 

### a 0r **rrtlole 6954,**  **V4rtaoti~a civil**  **8tetut45, OS**  **Texas, gwwldeat** 

%a 110444hg,

vlaltbg 4nd lnapsatioa of all ag4aui4ar4qulr4d under Chapter 204, oftls4o4.n4mlaad8p44l4lfa~8otMs~ is 444 s44414aoftb48&thgl*&tur41g2g Ro4&Pedby the8tateBaard oiE4alth,ahe~b4uad la he ~b y t r a n a ier r ed t o e n d 1 6 4 l **put of**  **the duties**  of **the** Dlv%alen

of child

Uelfw4 of the**Bate** Board er Caawol."
**The aha**  **er** referred **to** in **the** above autltm la otxl$ fled8a Artlale

8 p" &?a OS theCivil

Stautearrpb

ArtlO& 7Ola Or thrr ~5~1 c0d4.

Fmmrreadloge1theabova quoted8rtlclea it does 'Y **r** tht tha State Bo8rd of Health

aad **the** Dlvirloa

of Child **We SW**  **of the**  **8t4ta Baud**  **of** Cootcol do have**coaaurrent jurla**  dlotloo in llaonalng

lnatltutiona

for **the** 7 **of lnfaat**  **ohl;ldnrr. Bovever,**  Lleetloa 8 heltalns8nd **boud** of Chapter

208,**pa.** 88 of the

Aota 02 1929,

Regular

8eaalom,

eobifhd&a ArtlCl6 44428, but vhiah

aeation

la not ret **out** Zn fullta the 08dltluatfott, **reads** t

"AU **lava** end **pwta** at kva in Ocmfllot**here** with4~4 **&ruby viafoaa**  OS Senate Iaweoi the**mnorable** George w. CM, page4

awe end tr4ate4nt of pegtaaat vamea uhlah 8r4 not effected

**by** tbspovfafotu **of** this

AOt.’ fhe **chapter** referred to in this netion la Art1014 4442. 'fhua, all of nstlcle

4442 has beearepealed 4x44~ that portion

vhl8heppllea

or **relates** to lylag-In heapltala, heepltel

wards,meteralLy

homer, er other plea68 iw **the re-**  ~eptlon,

**o4r4** l

**,nd trutm4at**  **ot** pregnant v46an. S&no4

a4ctlon 8 of &tf4la 6950**has** t~aferred the lloea41qg **v;aitiDg** 4rrd inapeotion

of l 114g4~140 reaulred wider Artloie

4442a to the Dlvlaloa

of Child

Welf'ere,

it la t&e opirplba

of this deprtmant **that** the State Board of Eealth

baa 00 reaponalblllty urdsr

**artiols** 4442

oottaemlag theboardlag OF shelterlag of faram ablldrea. This reaponelb1llty

liesIn theDlvlalon

OS child Wolfen. The foregoing

coa~lunloa,

ln8ofcu, a* thla **opfnfon** 11~ boncertted,

makes it una444rau7 for? **us to**  **uaaver** quaatloaa **two cad**  **f4ur** es **th4y 4r4**  aoat.

**Prom** vhat

**ha** heretofore **been stated,**  it tallwa tbt thet-5 ot howe, lnatltutlone, firm4 l

aaocldlom, aorpontlow ao?

lrdividuala

ulthln utlole 4422 am those re**lating to**  lying-la

hoepltela,

hoapltel

uerda,**amterrtlty** hems, **4r oth4r**  **pleoea** far **th4 r444ptioa,**  **44r4 4od**  **tr44ta4nt of**  **peg Mat**  **woun.** Artlole

441&, V4rnoa~a Civil **btatutea** of **Taxes, rude**  **ia** part t

"The **State** Bee&h Offioer
. . . rball~heve thepatter, vlththe eppoul of the Stete Beardof iieelth,

**to** peaaolbe 8ad prcauQpt6 aooh edalaletretlve **rules** 4rkd **rag ieW%t**  with

Sine4 theebove

artlol4 give8

**the St8to**  W4lth Officer oal thepaver,

vlth thel

ppvovel of theBawd, to proearlbe s ttz es uad **regulattona** woeattery for the effeotlve**Per** fmmbn4eal his duties iaposed up@!& him by Irv, n a@e ai the **opfnf0tt** the stat4 **Dspam54nt** or **Raelth** b44 a0 autimity **to**Hopoc4ble George Y. Cc& ~464 5

qraaulba rules

end reguletloaa

for typaa **of** ahlld

mre vhloh the Dlvlalon

of Child

Helf48-4 laaueaa lloen44. Phia oottaluelan1; baaed

on our oplnloo

tht no dutyla lmpoud upon the State Bcwd 0s liealth to 1104n44,

vlalt

**or** faapeot

the54 inl tltutl9na

providing board rad ahelter of IMeat ehlldren.

**Ye trust**  **tkta** foregoing ruly **aaavera you4**  **l~ulriea. Your5**  very truly **AT% ‘**  **ORIfEf**

OEIIRRAL OF l'E&iS

**itobnt 0.**  Ko4h -J aaalatant