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TX Health & Safety Code § 13.038 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle A - Department of State Health Services|Chapter 13 - Department Hospitals and Respiratory Facilities|Subchapter B. Texas Tuberculosis Code|Section 13.038. Classification of Patients; Lien

Sec. 13.038.  CLASSIFICATION OF PATIENTS;  LIEN.  (a)  A patient admitted to a public health hospital is a public patient and classified as indigent, nonindigent, or nonresident.(b)  An indigent public patient is a person who:(1)  does not possess property of any kind; (2)  has no person who is legally responsible for the patient's support;  and(3)  is unable to reimburse the state.(c)  A nonindigent public patient is a person who possesses property out of which the state may be reimbursed, or who has a person who is legally responsible for the patient's support.(d)  Except as provided by Section 13.040, the state shall support and maintain an indigent or nonindigent public patient at state expense but is entitled to reimbursement for a nonindigent public patient's support.(e)  The state's claim for nonindigent support and maintenance constitutes a lien against the property of the patient or the legally responsible person who is financially able to contribute.(f)  A nonresident public patient is a person who is admitted in accordance with an interstate agreement under Section 13.046.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0058, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 13.039 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle A - Department of State Health Services|Chapter 13 - Department Hospitals and Respiratory Facilities|Subchapter B. Texas Tuberculosis Code|Section 13.039. Collection of State's Claim

Sec. 13.039.  COLLECTION OF STATE'S CLAIM.  (a)  A state claim for patient support and maintenance may be collected through an action brought against the patient or the person legally responsible for the patient.  The action shall be brought in the county from which the patient was sent and shall be brought in the name of the state by the county or district attorney of that county or by the attorney general.(b)  The action shall be brought on the written request of the public health hospital administrator, accompanied by a certificate as to the amount owed to the state. In any action, the certificate is sufficient evidence of the amount owed to the state for the support of that patient.(c)  On receipt of the request, the attorney shall bring and conduct the suit and is entitled to a commission of 10 percent of the amount collected.  All money collected under this section, less the amount of the commission, shall be paid by the attorney to the hospital administrator, who shall receive the amount and give a receipt.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0059, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 13.040 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle A - Department of State Health Services|Chapter 13 - Department Hospitals and Respiratory Facilities|Subchapter B. Texas Tuberculosis Code|Section 13.040. Effect of Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act

Sec. 13.040.  EFFECT OF INDIGENT HEALTH CARE AND TREATMENT ACT.  If an indigent or nonindigent public patient is eligible for health care assistance from a county hospital or public hospital under Chapter 61 (Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act), the state is entitled to reimbursement from that hospital for the treatment and support of the patient to the extent prescribed by that chapter.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 13.041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle A - Department of State Health Services|Chapter 13 - Department Hospitals and Respiratory Facilities|Subchapter B. Texas Tuberculosis Code|Section 13.041. Return of Certain Nonresidents; Reciprocal Agreements

Sec. 13.041.  RETURN OF CERTAIN NONRESIDENTS;  RECIPROCAL AGREEMENTS.  (a)  The department may:(1)  return a nonresident patient admitted to a public health hospital to the proper agency of the state of the patient's residence; and(2)  permit the return of a resident of this state who has been admitted to a tuberculosis hospital in another state.(b)  The state that is returning a patient shall pay the expenses of the return.(c)  The department may enter into reciprocal agreements with the proper agencies of other states to facilitate the return to the states of their residence of nonresident patients admitted to tuberculosis hospitals in other states.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0060, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 13.042 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle A - Department of State Health Services|Chapter 13 - Department Hospitals and Respiratory Facilities|Subchapter B. Texas Tuberculosis Code|Section 13.042. Discrimination Prohibited

Sec. 13.042.  DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED.  (a) A public health hospital may not discriminate against a patient.(b)  Each patient is entitled to equal facilities, attention, and treatment. However, a public health hospital may provide different care and treatment of patients because of differences in the condition of the individual patients.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0061, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 13.043 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle A - Department of State Health Services|Chapter 13 - Department Hospitals and Respiratory Facilities|Subchapter B. Texas Tuberculosis Code|Section 13.043. Gratuities Prohibited

Sec. 13.043.  GRATUITIES PROHIBITED.  (a)  A patient in a public health hospital may not offer an officer, agent, or employee of the hospital a tip, payment, or reward of any kind.(b)  A patient who violates this section may be expelled from the hospital.  An employee who accepts a tip, payment, or reward of any kind from a patient may be discharged.(c)  The department shall strictly enforce this section.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0062, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 13.044 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle A - Department of State Health Services|Chapter 13 - Department Hospitals and Respiratory Facilities|Subchapter B. Texas Tuberculosis Code|Section 13.044. Private Accommodations

Sec. 13.044.  PRIVATE ACCOMMODATIONS.  (a)  On the request of any charitable organization in this state, the department may permit the erection, furnishing, and maintenance by the charitable organization of accommodations on the grounds of a public health hospital for persons who have tuberculosis and who are:(1)  members of the charitable organization;(2)  members of the families of persons who are members of the charitable organization; or(3)  surviving spouses or minor children of deceased persons who are members of the charitable organization.(b)  The accommodations shall be reserved for the preferential use of persons described by Subsection (a).(c)  The state may not incur any expense in the erection, furnishing, and maintenance of the accommodations.  The charitable organization that enters a patient under this section may be required to pay the pro rata part of the maintenance costs of that patient that is found to be just and equitable, pending the next legislative appropriation for the maintenance of state chest hospitals.  Any part of the accommodations not used by persons described by Subsection (a) may be used, at the discretion of the hospital administrator, by other patients in the hospital without charge to the state.(d)  The officers or a board or committee of the charitable organization and the department must enter into a written agreement relating to the location, construction, style, and character, and terms of existence of buildings, and other questions arising in connection with the grant of permission to erect and maintain private accommodations.  The department must maintain as a record a copy of the written agreement.(e)  Except for the preferential right to occupy vacant accommodations erected by the person's charitable organization, a person described by Subsection (a) shall be classified in the same manner as other public health hospital patients and shall be admitted, maintained, cared for, and treated in those hospitals in the same manner and under the same conditions and rules that apply to other patients.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0063, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 13.045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle A - Department of State Health Services|Chapter 13 - Department Hospitals and Respiratory Facilities|Subchapter B. Texas Tuberculosis Code|Section 13.045. Donation of Land by County

Sec. 13.045.  DONATION OF LAND BY COUNTY.  (a)  A county may donate and convey land to the state in consideration of the establishment of a public health hospital by the executive commissioner.(b)  The commissioners court of the county may determine the desirability, manner, and form of the donation and conveyance.(c)  This section does not authorize the commissioners court of a county to convey land donated or granted for educational purposes to the county in any manner other than that directed by law.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0064, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 13.046 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle A - Department of State Health Services|Chapter 13 - Department Hospitals and Respiratory Facilities|Subchapter B. Texas Tuberculosis Code|Section 13.046. Admission of Nonresident Patients

Sec. 13.046.  ADMISSION OF NONRESIDENT PATIENTS.  (a)  The department may enter into an agreement with an agency of another state responsible for the care of residents of that state who have tuberculosis under which:(1)  residents of the other state who have tuberculosis may be admitted to a public health hospital, subject to the availability of appropriate space after the needs of eligible tuberculosis and chronic respiratory disease patients who are residents of this state have been met; and(2)  the other state is responsible for paying all costs of the hospitalization and treatment of patients admitted under the agreement.(b)  Section 13.041 does not apply to the return of a nonresident patient admitted to a public health hospital in accordance with an agreement entered into under this section.  The return of that patient to the state of residence is governed by the agreement.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0065, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 32.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 32 - Maternal and Infant Health Improvement|Subchapter A. Program for Women and Children|Section 32.001. Short Title

Sec. 32.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Maternal and Infant Health Improvement Act.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 32.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 32 - Maternal and Infant Health Improvement|Subchapter A. Program for Women and Children|Section 32.003. Maternal and Infant Health Improvement Services Program

Sec. 32.003.  MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES PROGRAM.  (a)  The executive commissioner may establish a maternal and infant health improvement services program in the department to provide comprehensive maternal and infant health improvement services and ancillary services to eligible women and infants.(b)  If the program is established, the executive commissioner shall adopt rules relating to:(1)  the type, amount, and duration of services to be provided under this chapter; and(2)  the determination by the department of the services needed in each service area.(c)  If budgetary limitations exist, the executive commissioner by rule shall establish a system of priorities relating to the types of services provided, geographic areas covered, or classes of individuals eligible for services.(d)  The executive commissioner shall adopt the rules according to a statewide determination of the need for services.(e)  In structuring the program and adopting rules, the department and executive commissioner shall attempt to maximize the amount of federal matching funds available for maternal and infant health improvement services while continuing to serve targeted populations.(f)  If necessary, the executive commissioner by rule may coordinate services and other parts of the program with the medical assistance program.  However, the executive commissioner may not adopt rules relating to the services under either program that would:(1)  cause the program established under this chapter not to conform with federal law to the extent that federal matching funds would not be available; or(2)  affect the status of the single state agency to administer the medical assistance program.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 124, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0081, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 32.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 32 - Maternal and Infant Health Improvement|Subchapter A. Program for Women and Children|Section 32.005. Abortion Services Restricted

Sec. 32.005.  ABORTION SERVICES RESTRICTED.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, funds administered under this chapter may not be used to provide abortion services unless the mother's life is in danger.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 32.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 32 - Maternal and Infant Health Improvement|Subchapter A. Program for Women and Children|Section 32.006. Administration

Sec. 32.006.  ADMINISTRATION.  (a)  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to administer this chapter, and the department shall administer the program in accordance with those rules.(b)  The department shall prescribe the design and content of all necessary forms used in the program.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0082, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 32.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 32 - Maternal and Infant Health Improvement|Subchapter A. Program for Women and Children|Section 32.011. Denial, Modification, Suspension, or Termination of Services

Sec. 32.011.  DENIAL, MODIFICATION, SUSPENSION, OR TERMINATION OF SERVICES.  (a)  The department may, for cause, deny, modify, suspend, or terminate services to an individual eligible for or receiving services after notice to the individual and an opportunity for a hearing.(b)  The executive commissioner by rule shall provide criteria for action by the department under this section.(c)  Chapter 2001, Government Code, does not apply to the granting, denial, modification, suspension, or termination of services.  The department shall provide hearings in accordance with the department's due process hearing rules.(d)  The department shall render the final administrative decision following a due process hearing to deny, modify, suspend, or terminate the receipt of services.(e)  The notice and hearing required by this section do not apply if the department restricts program services to conform to budgetary limitations that require the executive commissioner to establish service priorities.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(65), eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 124, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0083, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 32.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 32 - Maternal and Infant Health Improvement|Subchapter A. Program for Women and Children|Section 32.012. Financial Eligibility; Other Benefits

Sec. 32.012.  FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY;  OTHER BENEFITS.  (a)  The department shall require an individual receiving services under this chapter, or the person with a legal obligation to support the individual, to pay for or reimburse the department for that part of the cost of the services that the individual or person is financially able to pay.(b)  Except as provided by department rules, an individual is not eligible to receive services under this chapter to the extent that the individual or a person with a legal obligation to support the individual is eligible for some other benefit that would pay for all or part of the services.(c)  When a determination of eligibility to receive maternal and infant health improvement services is made under this chapter or when the services are received, the individual requesting or receiving services shall inform the department of any other benefit to which the individual or a person with a legal obligation to support the individual may be entitled.(d)  An individual who has received services that are covered by some other benefit, or any other person with a legal obligation to support that individual, shall reimburse the department to the extent of the services provided when the other benefit is received.(e)  The department may waive enforcement of Subsections (b)-(d) as prescribed by department rules in certain individually considered cases in which enforcement will deny services to a class of otherwise eligible individuals because of conflicting federal, state, or local laws or rules.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 124, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0084, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 32.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 32 - Maternal and Infant Health Improvement|Subchapter A. Program for Women and Children|Section 32.013. Recovery of Costs

Sec. 32.013.  RECOVERY OF COSTS.  (a)  The department may recover the cost of services provided under this chapter from a person who does not reimburse the department as required by Section 32.012 or from any third party who has a legal obligation to pay other benefits and to whom notice of the department's interest has been given.(b)  At the request of the commissioner, the attorney general may bring suit in the appropriate court of Travis County on behalf of the department.(c)  In a judgment in favor of the department, the court may award attorney's fees, court costs, and interest accruing from the date on which the department provides the services to the date on which the department is reimbursed.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 32.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 32 - Maternal and Infant Health Improvement|Subchapter A. Program for Women and Children|Section 32.014. Fees

Sec. 32.014.  FEES.  (a)  Except as prohibited by federal law or regulation, the department may collect fees for the services provided directly by the department or through approved providers in accordance with Subchapter D, Chapter 12.(b)  The executive commissioner by rule shall adopt standards and procedures to develop and implement a schedule of allowable charges for program services.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0085, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 32.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 32 - Maternal and Infant Health Improvement|Subchapter A. Program for Women and Children|Section 32.015. Funding

Sec. 32.015.  FUNDING.  (a)  Except as provided by this chapter or by other law, the department may seek, receive, and spend funds received through an appropriation, grant, donation, or reimbursement from any public or private source to administer this chapter.(b)  Notwithstanding other law, the department's authority to spend funds appropriated for the program established by this chapter is not affected by the amount of federal funds the department receives.(c)  The department is not required to provide maternal and infant health improvement services unless funds are appropriated to the department to administer this chapter.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 124, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0086, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 32.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 32 - Maternal and Infant Health Improvement|Subchapter A. Program for Women and Children|Section 32.016. Contracts

Sec. 32.016.  CONTRACTS.  The department shall enter into contracts and agreements or award grants necessary to facilitate the efficient and economical provision of services under this chapter, including contracts and grants for the purchase of services, equipment, and supplies from approved providers.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 32.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 32 - Maternal and Infant Health Improvement|Subchapter A. Program for Women and Children|Section 32.017. Records

Sec. 32.017.  RECORDS.  (a)  The department shall require each provider receiving reimbursement under this chapter to maintain records and information for each applicant for or recipient of services.(b)  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules relating to the information a provider is required to report to the department and shall adopt procedures to prevent unnecessary and duplicative reporting of data.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083, Sec. 25(79), eff. June 17, 2011.(d)  Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083, Sec. 25(79), eff. June 17, 2011.(e)  Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083, Sec. 25(79), eff. June 17, 2011.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1050 (S.B. 71), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1050 (S.B. 71), Sec. 22(1), eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083 (S.B. 1179), Sec. 25(79), eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0087, eff. April 2, 2015.|