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TX Health & Safety Code § 50.0157 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle B - Health Programs|Chapter 50 - Sex Trafficking Prevention and Victim Treatment Programs|Subchapter D. Trafficked Persons Grant Program|Section 50.0157. Commission Provision of Services

Sec. 50.0157.  COMMISSION PROVISION OF SERVICES.  The commission may distribute money from the account to the commission for the purposes of providing services described by Section 50.0155 if the commission determines it has the resources and personnel necessary to provide those services in accordance with this subchapter and rules adopted under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 704 (H.B. 2633), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 61.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle C - Programs Providing Health Care Benefits and Services|Chapter 61 - Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 61.001. Short Title

Sec. 61.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 61.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle C - Programs Providing Health Care Benefits and Services|Chapter 61 - Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 61.003. Residence

Sec. 61.003.  RESIDENCE.  (a)  For purposes of this chapter, a person is presumed to be a resident of the governmental entity in which the person's home or fixed place of habitation to which the person intends to return after a temporary absence is located. However, if a person's home or fixed place of habitation is located in a hospital district, the person is presumed to be a resident of that hospital district.(b)  If a person does not have a residence, the person is a resident of the governmental entity or hospital district in which the person intends to reside.(c)  Intent to reside may be evidenced by any relevant information, including:(1)  mail addressed to the person or to the person's spouse or children if the spouse or children live with the person; (2)  voting records; (3)  automobile registration; (4)  Texas driver's license or other official identification; (5)  enrollment of children in a public or private school;  or(6)  payment of property tax.(d)  A person is not considered a resident of a governmental entity or hospital district if the person attempted to establish residence solely to obtain health care assistance.(e)  The burden of proving intent to reside is on the person requesting assistance.(f)  For purposes of this chapter, a person who is an inmate or resident of a state supported living center, as defined by Section 531.002, or institution operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Department of Aging and Disability Services, Department of State Health Services, Texas Juvenile Justice Department, Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Texas School for the Deaf, or any other state agency or who is an inmate, patient, or resident of a school or institution operated by a federal agency is not considered a resident of a hospital district or of any governmental entity except the state or federal government.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.091, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0175, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 61.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle C - Programs Providing Health Care Benefits and Services|Chapter 61 - Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 61.004. Residence or Eligibility Dispute

Sec. 61.004.  RESIDENCE OR ELIGIBILITY DISPUTE.  (a)  If a provider of assistance and a governmental entity or hospital district cannot agree on a person's residence or whether a person is eligible for assistance under this chapter, the provider or the governmental entity or hospital district may submit the matter to the department.(b)  The provider of assistance and the governmental entity or hospital district shall submit all relevant information to the department in accordance with the application, documentation, and verification procedures established by department rule under Section 61.006.(c)  If the department determines that another governmental entity or hospital district may be involved in the dispute, the department shall notify the governmental entity or hospital district and allow the governmental entity or hospital district to respond.(d)  From the information submitted, the department shall determine the person's residence or whether the person is eligible for assistance under this chapter, as appropriate, and shall notify each governmental entity or hospital district and the provider of assistance of the decision and the reasons for the decision.(e)  If a governmental entity, hospital district, or provider of assistance does not agree with the department's decision, the governmental entity, hospital district, or provider of assistance may file an appeal with the department.  The appeal must be filed not later than the 30th day after the date on which the governmental entity, hospital district, or provider of assistance receives notice of the decision.(f)  The department shall issue a final decision not later than the 45th day after the date on which the appeal is filed.(g)  A governmental entity, hospital district, or provider of assistance may appeal the final order of the department under Chapter 2001, Government Code, using the substantial evidence rule on appeal.(h)  Service may not be denied pending an administrative or judicial review of residence.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(49), eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1377, Sec. 1.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0176, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 61.0045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle C - Programs Providing Health Care Benefits and Services|Chapter 61 - Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 61.0045. Information Necessary to Determine Eligibility

Sec. 61.0045.  INFORMATION NECESSARY TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY.  (a)  Any provider, including a mandated provider, public hospital, or hospital district, that delivers health care services to a patient who the provider suspects is an eligible resident of the service area of a county, hospital district, or public hospital under this chapter may require the patient to:(1)  provide any information necessary to establish that the patient is an eligible resident of the service area of the county, hospital district, or public hospital;  and(2)  authorize the release of any information relating to the patient, including medical information and information obtained under Subdivision (1), to permit the provider to submit a claim to the county, hospital district, or public hospital that is liable for payment for the services as described by Section 61.033 or 61.060.(b)  A county, hospital district, or public hospital that receives information obtained under Subsection (a) shall use the information to determine whether the patient to whom services were provided is an eligible resident of the service area of the county, hospital district, or public hospital and, if so, shall pay the claim made by the provider to the extent that the county, hospital district, or public hospital is liable under Section 61.033 or 61.060.(c)  The application, documentation, and verification procedures established by the department for counties under Section 61.006 may include a standard format for obtaining information under Subsection (a) to facilitate eligibility and residence determinations.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1377, Sec. 1.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 916 (H.B. 2963), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 61.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle C - Programs Providing Health Care Benefits and Services|Chapter 61 - Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 61.005. Contribution Toward Cost of Assistance

Sec. 61.005.  CONTRIBUTION TOWARD COST OF ASSISTANCE.  (a)  A county, public hospital, or hospital district may request an eligible resident receiving health care assistance under this chapter to contribute a nominal amount toward the cost of the assistance.(b)  The county, public hospital, or hospital district may not deny or reduce assistance to an eligible resident who cannot or refuses to contribute.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 61.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle C - Programs Providing Health Care Benefits and Services|Chapter 61 - Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 61.007. Information Provided by Applicant

Sec. 61.007.  INFORMATION PROVIDED BY APPLICANT.  The executive commissioner by rule shall require each applicant to provide at least the following information:(1)  the applicant's full name and address;(2)  the applicant's social security number, if available;(3)  the number of persons in the applicant's household, excluding persons receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Supplemental Security Income, or Medicaid benefits;(4)  the applicant's county of residence;(5)  the existence of insurance coverage or other hospital or health care benefits for which the applicant is eligible;(6)  any transfer of title to real property that the applicant has made in the preceding 24 months;(7)  the applicant's annual household income, excluding the income of any household member receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Supplemental Security Income, or Medicaid benefits; and(8)  the amount of the applicant's liquid assets and the equity value of the applicant's car and real property.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1377, Sec. 1.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0178, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 61.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle C - Programs Providing Health Care Benefits and Services|Chapter 61 - Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 61.008. Eligibility Rules

Sec. 61.008.  ELIGIBILITY RULES.  (a)  The executive commissioner by rule shall provide that in determining eligibility:(1)  a county may not consider the value of the applicant's homestead;(2)  a county must consider the equity value of a car that is in excess of the amount exempted under department guidelines as a resource;(3)  a county must subtract the work-related and child care expense allowance allowed under department guidelines;(4)  a county must consider as a resource real property other than a homestead and, except as provided by Subsection (b), must count that property in determining eligibility;(5)  if an applicant transferred title to real property for less than market value to become eligible for assistance under this chapter, the county may not credit toward eligibility for state assistance an expenditure for that applicant made during a two-year period beginning on the date on which the property is transferred; and(6)  if an applicant is a sponsored alien, a county may include in the income and resources of the applicant:(A)  the income and resources of a person who executed an affidavit of support on behalf of the applicant; and(B)  the income and resources of the spouse of a person who executed an affidavit of support on behalf of the applicant, if applicable.(b)  A county may disregard the applicant's real property if the applicant agrees to an enforceable obligation to reimburse the county for all or part of the benefits received under this chapter.  The county and the applicant may negotiate the terms of the obligation.(c)  In this section, "sponsored alien" means a person who has been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Section 1101 et seq.) and who, as a condition of admission, was sponsored by a person who executed an affidavit of support on behalf of the person.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 173 (S.B. 420), Sec. 2, eff. May 28, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0179, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 61.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle C - Programs Providing Health Care Benefits and Services|Chapter 61 - Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 61.009. Reporting Requirements

Sec. 61.009.  REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  The department shall establish uniform reporting requirements for governmental entities that own, operate, or lease public hospitals providing assistance under this chapter and for counties.(b)  The reports must include information relating to:(1)  expenditures for and nature of hospital and health care provided to eligible residents;(2)  eligibility standards and procedures established by counties and governmental entities that own, operate, or lease public hospitals;  and(3)  relevant characteristics of eligible residents.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 8.121, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 61.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle C - Programs Providing Health Care Benefits and Services|Chapter 61 - Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 61.010. Dedicated Tax Revenues

Sec. 61.010.  DEDICATED TAX REVENUES.  If the governing body of a governmental entity adopts a property tax rate that exceeds the rate calculated under Section 26.04, Tax Code, by more than eight percent, and if a portion of the tax rate was designated to provide revenue for indigent health care services required by this chapter, the revenue produced by the portion of the tax rate designated for that purpose may be spent only to provide indigent health care services.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 61.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle C - Programs Providing Health Care Benefits and Services|Chapter 61 - Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 61.011. Services by State Hospital or Clinic

Sec. 61.011.  SERVICES BY STATE HOSPITAL OR CLINIC.  A state hospital or clinic shall be entitled to payment for services rendered to an eligible resident under the provisions of this chapter applicable to other providers.  The executive commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1377, Sec. 1.05, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0180, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 61.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle C - Programs Providing Health Care Benefits and Services|Chapter 61 - Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 61.012. Reimbursement for Services

Sec. 61.012.  REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES.  (a)  In this section, "sponsored alien" means a person who has been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Section 1101 et seq.) and who, as a condition of admission, was sponsored by a person who executed an affidavit of support on behalf of the person.(b)  A public hospital or hospital district that provides health care services to a sponsored alien under this chapter may recover from a person who executed an affidavit of support on behalf of the alien the costs of the health care services provided to the alien.(c)  A public hospital or hospital district described by Subsection (b) must notify a sponsored alien and a person who executed an affidavit of support on behalf of the alien, at the time the alien applies for health care services, that a person who executed an affidavit of support on behalf of a sponsored alien is liable for the cost of health care services provided to the alien.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 7 (S.B. 7), Sec. 1.16(a), eff. September 28, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 61.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle C - Programs Providing Health Care Benefits and Services|Chapter 61 - Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act|Subchapter B. County Responsibility for Persons Not Residing in an Area Served by a Public Hospital or Hospital District|Section 61.021. Application of Subchapter

Sec. 61.021.  APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter applies to health care services and assistance provided to a person who does not reside in the service area of a public hospital or hospital district.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 61.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle C - Programs Providing Health Care Benefits and Services|Chapter 61 - Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act|Subchapter B. County Responsibility for Persons Not Residing in an Area Served by a Public Hospital or Hospital District|Section 61.022. County Obligation

Sec. 61.022.  COUNTY OBLIGATION.  (a)  A county shall provide health care assistance as prescribed by this subchapter to each of its eligible county residents.(b)  The county is the payor of last resort and shall provide assistance only if other adequate public or private sources of payment are not available.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 61.0221 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle C - Programs Providing Health Care Benefits and Services|Chapter 61 - Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act|Subchapter B. County Responsibility for Persons Not Residing in an Area Served by a Public Hospital or Hospital District|Section 61.0221. Authority Relating to Other Assistance Programs

Sec. 61.0221.  AUTHORITY RELATING TO OTHER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.  This subchapter does not affect the authority of the commissioners court of a county to provide eligibility standards or other requirements relating to assistance programs or services that are not covered by this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 13.11(g), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 61.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle C - Programs Providing Health Care Benefits and Services|Chapter 61 - Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act|Subchapter B. County Responsibility for Persons Not Residing in an Area Served by a Public Hospital or Hospital District|Section 61.023. General Eligibility Provisions

Sec. 61.023.  GENERAL ELIGIBILITY PROVISIONS.  (a)  A person is eligible for assistance under this subchapter if:(1)  the person does not reside in the service area of a public hospital or hospital district; (2)  the person meets the basic income and resources requirements established by the department under Sections 61.006 and 61.008 and in effect when the assistance is requested;  and(3)  no other adequate source of payment exists.(b)  A county may use a less restrictive standard of eligibility for residents than prescribed by Subsection (a).  A county may credit toward eligibility for state assistance under this subchapter the services provided to each person who is an eligible resident under a standard that incorporates a net income eligibility level that is less than 50 percent of the federal poverty level based on the federal Office of Management and Budget poverty index.(c)  A county may contract with the department to perform eligibility determination services.(d)  Not later than the beginning of a state fiscal year, the county shall adopt the eligibility standards it will use during that fiscal year and shall make a reasonable effort to notify the public of the standards.  The county may change the eligibility standards to make them more or less restrictive than the preceding standards, but the standards may not be more restrictive than the standards established by the department under Section 61.006.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1100, Sec. 5.10(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1377, Sec. 1.06, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 61.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle C - Programs Providing Health Care Benefits and Services|Chapter 61 - Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act|Subchapter B. County Responsibility for Persons Not Residing in an Area Served by a Public Hospital or Hospital District|Section 61.024. County Application Procedure

Sec. 61.024.  COUNTY APPLICATION PROCEDURE.  (a)  A county shall adopt an application procedure.(b)  The county may use the application, documentation, and verification procedures established by the department under Sections 61.006 and 61.007 or may use a less restrictive application, documentation, or verification procedure.(c)  Not later than the beginning of a state fiscal year, the county shall specify the procedure it will use during that fiscal year to verify eligibility and the documentation required to support a request for assistance and shall make a reasonable effort to notify the public of the application procedure.(d)  The county shall furnish an applicant with written application forms.(e)  On request of an applicant, the county shall assist the applicant in filling out forms and completing the application process.  The county shall inform an applicant of the availability of assistance.(f)  The county shall require an applicant to sign a written statement in which the applicant swears to the truth of the information supplied.(g)  The county shall explain to the applicant that if the application is approved, the applicant must report to the county any change in income or resources that might affect the applicant's eligibility.  The report must be made not later than the 14th day after the date on which the change occurs.  The county shall explain the possible penalties for failure to report a change.(h)  The county shall review each application and shall accept or deny the application not later than the 14th day after the date on which the county receives the completed application.(i)  The county shall provide a procedure for reviewing applications and for allowing an applicant to appeal a denial of assistance.(j)  The county shall provide an applicant written notification of the county's decision.  If the county denies assistance, the written notification shall include the reason for the denial and an explanation of the procedure for appealing the denial.(k)  The county shall maintain the records relating to an application at least until the end of the third complete state fiscal year following the date on which the application is submitted.(l)  If an applicant is denied assistance, the applicant may resubmit an application at any time circumstances justify a redetermination of eligibility.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|