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**O&FlCE ,OF**  **THE Al-l-ORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN** 

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the adminlatr6tioa ,31Aer the raot6

ion of thi8 'amp ro1lont

proofeta Jour opinion with reference nt oa&ng h~d6ril funda allotsd for ICamrgenoj

Maternity **and** 

### Xaifaxit Carea'fn.paying

ior 96X6 ~~VOlI

Wit68 Of iataOt# Of.6llli5ted 2FaWi.Whih thsf'irawithout the bound8 of kXa8. Bpeoliioallp, m6y th6 Stata Departeemt Or B6alth pay'foz aarn gf~811 riY66 or ini6ntrwhile ~thap8~8 in other states o? ~th4Unioa.

~. '"Pl%aBeaOadd6r tb% folloUing 6tat6mmt OOnt6iRed in the Dtreetfve of.tbe U. S. Children'6 &.m66u $ioh say bb pertinent to thie queetlon:‘. 

### 779

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## l auuigenoy'a6t%rSt~and infant 06r6 be

_ **~@kRiai8t)l ’** **%sd** 80 **that** atat. **btirbere** Wi11. **00% b%** **a barrier**  to the $%rOtl66% of rem106 6Itd th# prO~t#iOn Of 06r6. Xhath'tir oag. se~aiitborit6d In th6 Sttotoin which 

### tti**rppliimnt lives**  **or** ,fo

### tE0 State In UhiCi~Wl~ 18 t0 **k** &V6a **r6htiT%4 ilS-** 

**., Illltefiil,** **’ 8bl6%** **‘ ~t&**  **66fl16%8~ UP6**  **iinrnoad ihJI**  **s%d6ti, htUd8**  **-6ttt6d t0**  **th% Stat6** 
**oa** a **0+8%** ba8I8. phybleI6.a Par ewple, *ban a

aotlol~ la yoiu Stat0 rex **QU%6$8** au'~ rintioa,ior 6QC8 **tor** 811 **%l&33ti16 #ttiOnt,**  it **18** r%&mmended that **%Unh:WithOXh6t&Xl b8**  **6PJGot%d ilT68fi.OtiV6**  Of kðer the.patI&nt-18 Alvin& In your titta~*.Qt i8 t0 b6 **$%l$V%r%d it3**  **Jortr Stat6**  or.ln an adJo,*bg.State. If hospital hiI+~$ tier 8uah,oiroilPultQn%%% la to ba Sn:%m 

### adjoining Stat%, **authoriaation** $OEhq8pital 0-e I8 r600ma%nd66, 6t t@6 86m6 **rat.** thi8 bO~pi+Rl il, paid by the adjoin$dg St8t6, proVld6d that th6 hO8pit.d ha8 be'@ approvrrd ior the **%06rgen,oy titer**  nlty an4 lnfantyagre profgwmbf the 

### State .'hiiclth.+agqiey'oi th6 Stats in wb.iahth% benpltal **i8** J.ooatd. Th6 adjqining State health agenay should be advised of thee%

. .aut&r&sgtiozm w that prorlqloa may be made **by,** th$n **ior ~aOrSlB&**  **or 00Oi6l**  **8@rv iO%8e:** **’ +-**  **5Up3V18iIBnt .tO**  **xa** =OrMtiOS Cifotilar!

NOO.13, 

### July SC, 1943.

*A180 OOa8Id6lr

th6 following a8 g1Ven in 6nOthOr 

### l ectlonof vaq InfoayultIoa ClraularNo. 1s. fseued Maroh, 10411:
"'&y woman in the It6t0, $rnt@OtiY6 oi 16($6Xjm3id6nor, whose hwband 18 811 %ldi8t%ddaplti tb mu.8. ----Willb0 %ligibl% for tb.m%6ioal and hospital raaternIty,8srrIc8.-4SIgllarly, any Inbat under.

one year of age.

whom father Wan anliat66 mea --- will be 6ligiblo ior p6dIatriO **and** oth6r t66dIoa1, **6Ul-@C61, and**  hoepit6l care provided Ulld6rthe plan.'

**‘ I**  **rO6p6OtfUlly Z** **’ 6qUe8t**  **6Il O~i.SliOll**  **UpOIl** thl6 qwstton in **ordsr** that 1166~ properly.administer iunde alloted Texas for this a%rvlce." I* 

### 780

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"I: UB bt?+ttdtn@ YOU 6 liU~~~~lf#bZit t0 th6 r6qtl%6t trara $hla dspart@%at d6t.d D%oaPb6r 14, 1943, for 68 Opini~ Ofi

rh%t&br of not the Rtst6 Dbpsrtwmt a$ R%%lth 8h%ald **p8y** for k6dIo61 **6ti/lr** h%6p:t61 **8anfO*r,** **rfm@Nd** to **t&i WiVeq**  %nd ohtldma of enlI8t%d,nUn*$%n **tii8** 

### aaT@**U68** &i+%n 6uWIde two bouad6ria8 Of the.cltet%.~ **The fUCd6**  Zbr.the pay&t **of** 

### this **omxe am**  **shed% at6ilcrb~6**  for thi8purpose 6ti.lld~i+t%r%d **.thrOtigb:** th% OhildS%n*8 @t&%60 Of tit@ b%p6rtl66Et Of bbOT.

-1.8h61i-att8tRJst **$0 @&dry**  the **qUk@titiQ** .6t6ted **,in** the l%tWr **oi D8O%mb%r**  **14. Tb%** Qhildr%n*8. **Btu%%u, In**  

### tEeir.Qiiwt$;ite **quoted 3s**  **o&r prrwloua**  l%tt%r, 

### etotru’ **tbfit h&%**  **8bfi** batm@ry sh%%ld be no brrrrier 

### in t&% psymeaa~~

of there,8fWvIwti,whereas the pl6n th$b ~89 pert&fled by the Att6rDbJ 0%KI%r61~ 8t6tU8 th6t any nom6n'%r ,infaat tuul%rQqltpap of ag% 1Iolng In th%~

etalie6nd rho $0,%l$&ibl6: ail1 b6 entitled to the wdioal aad@ bospitsl 8626, 6r@.th6 paymctat for this 06r% till be 1~8d~:Troathe fed%rel tonde that. ar6 aV6il6bl6. St ehotid be mot66 th6t %n me utorney~(I%mr618% OpInI%n Btib6r O-tW3, 

### OaCober19, lQ4S, it %t6t66 that t.h6 8t6t% Rs6lth D6pllStllWt ii3 6OtIng 66 6ll6dnati%tH5tiW 6g6Bt SOS th6 ChildrQn16 %Utf$6ll oi th% De~6rtmutt of Isbar. Th6 

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**.ZI%rlth** Pbpsttmtitpay for hoapitalizatioa and a%di%al **Obr% madered**  **in** the torQ%ring atst6m and StilL SOU&dy with th% **.8t6t% l#t6tUt%S**  **OQ,aa%& ‘** **ning** the sa3iIni%trai;ion of tund8t'

"1 hop6 thfs will glr% you euffIol~ infortitlon to #lCtSify

our qU%8tiOn, *~* **

In OonneoGIonwith the qrrsetias und%r aoa6Id6ratIonn% **h6V6 errrklilly**  aoneId%nd th6 8tat%S%l&6 **aoat6Snod in**  **fh% Dir%etit%**  ot the **U.** b. Ohildr%h'6 Rur66u, whi6h a&% quoted ia yoL~r.letter, o%r OpinionNo. 0=5l3SS, and Yub8eation 10 of 5%6tion 2, CZensrftl Ptiovl6lon8,

3. 8. R%o;:'bWk,,

ths depa~torsntoi 6ppropri6tlonbiil, 48th Leglalatur%, 1993, p%ge 10&l, uhfah X%646 e6 ioSlowa:Assistant

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