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

AUSTIN 

Dwr air: 

: '. 

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'ira without the bound8 of kXa8. Bpeoliioallp, 

m6y th6 Stata Departeemt Or B6alth pay'foz aarn gf~811 

riY66 or ini6ntr while ~thap 8~8 in other states o? 

~th4 Unioa. 

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'"Pl%aBe aOadd6r tb% folloUing 6tat6mmt OOnt6iRed in the Dtreetfve of.tbe U. S. Children'6 &.m66u 

$ioh say bb pertinent to thie queetlon: 
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_, 779 

Eonorablr George X. Co&, g~g6 2 

"'ihe Childma 8 Bur6au urges thxt tit% 

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 Sttoto in 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 reQU%6$8 au'~ x 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 titernlty an4 lnfantyagre profgwm bf 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@rviO%8e:’ +- 5Up3V18iIBnt .tO xa =OrMtiOS 

Cifotilar! NOO. 13, July SC, 1943. 

*A180 OOa8Id6lr th6 following a8 g1Ven in 6nOthOr 

l ectlon of vaq InfoayultIoa Clraular No. 1s. fseued 

Maroh, 10411: 

"'&y woman in the It6t0, $rnt@OtiY6 

oi 16($6X jm3id6nor, whose hwband 18 811 

%ldi8t%d dapl ti tb mu. 8. ----Will b0 

%ligibl% for tb.m%6ioal and hospital 

raaternIty,8srrIc8.-4 SIgllarly, 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 Ulld6r the 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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‘lOtAl 16tt%S Ot 6 16t%Z d6t% 6U~plSllKVAtin~ th6 iotagoing r6qas6t i6 a9 Lollowsa, 

"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 thi8 purpose 

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%r Qqlt pap of ag% 1Iolng 

In th%~ etalie 6nd rho $0, %l$&ibl6: ail1 b6 entitled to 

the wdioal aad@ bospitsl 8626, 6r@.th6 paymctat for 

this 06r% till be 1~8d~:Troa the fed%rel tonde that. 

ar6 aV6il6bl6. St ehotid be mot66 th6t %n me utorney~(I%mr618% OpInI%n Btib6r O-tW3, OaCober 19, lQ4S, 

it %t6t66 that t.h6 8t6t% Rs6lth D6pllStllWt ii3 6OtIng 

66 6ll 6dnati%tH5tiW 6g6Bt SOS th6 ChildrQn16 %Utf$6ll 

oi th% De~6rtmutt of Isbar. Th6 gu%8tlcm, ~thsr%for%, 

ir; *06n S'h% gti+ps .ZI%rlth Pbpsttmtit pay 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 OonneoGIon with the qrrsetias und%r aoa6Id6ratIon n% 

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 Opinion No. 0=5l3SS, and Yub8eation 10 of 5%6tion 2, CZensrftl 

Ptiovl6lon8, 3. 8. R%o; :'bWk,, ths depa~torsntoi 6ppropri6tlon biil, 

48th Leglalatur%, 1993, p%ge 10&l, uhfah X%646 e6 ioSlowa: 
Assistant 

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