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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 

upen thm abore rwted 

8a rollou6t 

bubj 

thfm deprrtaeat ' 

OH your mQue*t 

aale 4412th t3w 

Child YezTme br 

e Revind Civil stat00 the follou~ qussthe reepoaelbility ctthe 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@ge 2 

'8. Ia the Child Ifelfwe Divialooo lloenae 

for nur54r145 arid ahlld auiq 1Rat1tut1on5 aa 

provided ia uttole 44421%~ auhjeat to a @or licenalclg tar the car4 oilnTaat4hlldr4a4a provided la Article 4442 lioternlty &me, the latter 

b$~q&t~h~napoaalblllty OSthe State Departmsnt 

"The Dlvlalon of Child Velf4re haa raqwated the state Bealth Orflae~ to eat up health and 

aaaltary rule5 ead reguletlotts for all type5 of 

child aare for whiah that 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 eguletio nla a l w 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 tha boardin a~ ahelFMt3 

of infant ablldrea, or so-alled Qeby 

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 poreone or other pwl845, 

rrrd abnll expire oatbe thirty-fiPatty$rfkaeaber aextfollouingthe l55uM44. +. . 

Artlole 44420, Vern0n~a G,lvll Stettitea oi P4W*, 

rude in putt 
Botioreble George w. CM, pgpt S 

%tvuy paraoa, l aaaa fetlor o n 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 for urj l uuh pl444 or inatltution, 

ahll obtaia l n -1 ltoen44 tram the St&e 

Board ol Iiealth, ubleh lloea44 ahall be issued 

vlthout fee, end under l uab reaaomble 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 tr a na ier r ed to end 1 64 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$ 

fled 8a Artlale 8 p" &?a OS the Civil Stautea rrpb 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 jurladlotloo in llaonalng lnatltutiona for the 

7 

of lnfaat ohl;ldnrr. Bovever, Lleetloa 8 

heltalns 8nd boudof Chapter 208, pa. 

88 of the Aota 02 1929, Regular 8eaalom, eobifhd &a ArtlCl6 

44428, but vhiah aeation la not ret out Zn full ta the 08dltluatfott, reads t 

"AU lava end pwta at kva in Ocmfllot herewith 4~4 &ruby 

viafoaa OS Senate 

Iawe oi the 
mnorable George w. CM, page 4 

awe end tr4ate4nt of pegtaaat vamea uhlah 8r4 not 

effected by tbs povfafotu of this AOt.’ 

fhe chapter referred to in this netion la Art1014 4442. 

'fhua, all of nstlcle 4442 has beea repealed 4x44~ 

that portion vhl8h eppllea 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 the boardlag OF shelterlag of 

faram ablldrea. This reaponelb1llty lies In the Dlvlalon 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 the t-5 ot howe, lnatltutlone, firm4 l aaocldlom, 

aorpontlow ao? lrdividuala ulthln utlole 4422 am those relating to lying-la hoepltela, hoapltel uerda, amterrtlty hems, 

4r oth4r pleoea far th4 r444ptioa, 44r4 4od tr44ta4nt of pegMat woun. 

Artlole 441&, V4rnoa~a Civil btatutea of Taxes, 

rude ia part t 

"The State Bee&h Offioer . . . rball~heve 

the patter, vlth the eppoul of the Stete Beard of 

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

Sine4 the ebove artlol4 give8 the St8to W4lth Officer oal the paver, vlth the l ppvovel of the Bawd, to proearlbe s ttz es uad regulattona woeattery for the effeotlve Perfmmbn4e al 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 laauea a lloen44. Phia oottaluelan 1; baaed on our oplnloo tht no duty la 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