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TX Health & Safety Code § 61.025 (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 61.025. County Agreement With Municipality

Sec. 61.025.  COUNTY AGREEMENT WITH MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  This section applies to a municipality that has a population of less than 15,000, that owns, operates, or leases a hospital, and that has made a transfer agreement before August 31, 1989, by the adoption of an ordinance, resolution, or order by the commissioners court and the governing body of the municipality.(b)  The transfer agreement may transfer partial responsibility to the county under which the municipal hospital continues to provide health care services to eligible residents of the municipality, but the county agrees to assume the hospital's responsibility to reimburse other providers who provide:(1)  mandatory inpatient or outpatient services to eligible residents that the municipal hospital cannot provide;  or(2)  emergency services to eligible residents.(c)  The hospital is a public hospital for the purposes of this chapter, but it does not have a responsibility to provide reimbursement for services it cannot provide or for emergency services provided in another facility.(d)  Expenditures made by the county under Subsection (b) may be credited toward eligibility for state assistance under this subchapter if the person who received the health care services meets the eligibility standards established under Section 61.052 and would have been eligible for assistance under the county program if the person had not resided in a public hospital's service area.(e)  The agreement to transfer partial responsibility to a county under this section must take effect on a September 1 that occurs not later than two years after the date on which the county and municipality agree to the transfer.  A county and municipality may not revoke or amend an agreement made under this section, except that the county may revoke or amend the agreement if a hospital district is created after the effective date of the agreement and the boundaries of the district cover all or part of the county.(f)  The county, the hospital, and any other entity in the county that provides services under this chapter shall adopt coordinated application and eligibility verification procedures.  In establishing the coordinated procedures, the county and other entities shall focus on facilitating the efficient and timely referral of residents to the proper entity in the county.  In addition, the procedures must comply with the requirements of Sections 61.024 and 61.053.  Expenditures made by a county in establishing the coordinated procedures prescribed by this section may not be credited toward eligibility for state assistance under this subchapter.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1103, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1377, Sec. 1.07, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 61.026 (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 61.026. Review of Eligibility

Sec. 61.026.  REVIEW OF ELIGIBILITY.  A county shall review at least once every six months the eligibility of a resident for whom an application for assistance has been granted and who has received assistance under this chapter.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 61.027 (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 61.027. Change in Eligibility Status

Sec. 61.027.  CHANGE IN ELIGIBILITY STATUS.  (a)  An eligible resident must report any change in income or resources that might affect the resident's eligibility.  The report must be made not later than the 14th day after the date on which the change occurs.(b)  If an eligible resident fails to report a change in income or resources as prescribed by this section and the change has made the resident ineligible for assistance under the standards adopted by the county, the resident is liable for any benefits received while ineligible.  This section does not affect a person's criminal liability under any relevant statute.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 61.028 (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 61.028. Basic Health Care Services

Sec. 61.028.  BASIC HEALTH CARE SERVICES.  (a)  A county shall, in accordance with department rules adopted under Section 61.006, provide the following basic health care services:(1)  primary and preventative services designed to meet the needs of the community, including:(A)  immunizations;(B)  medical screening services;  and(C)  annual physical examinations;(2)  inpatient and outpatient hospital services;(3)  rural health clinics;(4)  laboratory and X-ray services;(5)  family planning services;(6)  physician services;(7)  payment for not more than three prescription drugs a month;  and(8)  skilled nursing facility services, regardless of the patient's age.(b)  The county may provide additional health care services, but may not credit the assistance toward eligibility for state assistance, except as provided by Section 61.0285.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1377, Sec. 1.08, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 61.0285 (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 61.0285. Optional Health Care Services

Sec. 61.0285.  OPTIONAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES.  (a)  In addition to basic health care services provided under Section 61.028, a county may, in accordance with department rules adopted under Section 61.006, provide other medically necessary services or supplies that the county determines to be cost-effective, including:(1)  ambulatory surgical center services;(2)  diabetic and colostomy medical supplies and equipment;(3)  durable medical equipment;(4)  home and community health care services;(5)  social work services;(6)  psychological counseling services;(7)  services provided by physician assistants, nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives, clinical nurse specialists, and certified registered nurse anesthetists;(8)  dental care;(9)  vision care, including eyeglasses;(10)  services provided by federally qualified health centers, as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 1396d(l)(2)(B);(11)  emergency medical services;(12)  physical and occupational therapy services; and(13)  any other appropriate health care service identified by department rule that may be determined to be cost-effective.(b)  A county must notify the department of the county's intent to provide services specified by Subsection (a).  If the services are approved in accordance with Section 61.006, or if the department fails to notify the county of the department's disapproval before the 31st day after the date the county notifies the department of its intent to provide the services, the county may credit the services toward eligibility for state assistance under this subchapter.(c)  A county may provide health care services that are not specified in Subsection (a), or may provide the services specified in Subsection (a) without actual or constructive approval of the department, but may not credit the services toward eligibility for state assistance.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1377, Sec. 1.09, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 874, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 892, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 947 (H.B. 871), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0181, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 61.029 (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 61.029. Provision of Health Care Services

Sec. 61.029.  PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES.  (a)  A county may arrange to provide health care services through a local health department, a publicly owned facility, or a contract with a private provider regardless of the provider's location, or through the purchase of insurance for eligible residents.(b)  The county may affiliate with other governmental entities or with a public hospital or hospital district to provide regional administration and delivery of health care services.(c)  A county may provide or arrange to provide health care services for eligible county residents through the purchase of health coverage or other health benefits, including benefits described by Chapter 75.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 916 (H.B. 2963), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 61.030 (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 61.030. Mandated Provider

Sec. 61.030.  MANDATED PROVIDER.  A county may select one or more providers of health care services. The county may require eligible county residents to obtain care from a mandated provider except:(1)  in an emergency; (2)  when medically inappropriate;  or(3)  when care is not available.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 61.031 (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 61.031. Notification of Provision of Nonemergency Services

Sec. 61.031.  NOTIFICATION OF PROVISION OF NONEMERGENCY SERVICES.  (a)  A county may require any provider, including a mandated provider, to obtain approval from the county before providing nonemergency health care services to an eligible county resident.(b)  If the county does not require prior approval and a provider delivers or will deliver nonemergency health care services to a patient who the provider suspects may be eligible for assistance under this subchapter, the provider shall notify the patient's county of residence that health care services have been or will be provided to the patient.  The notice shall be made:(1)  by telephone not later than the 72nd hour after the provider determines the patient's county of residence;  and(2)  by mail postmarked not later than the fifth working day after the date on which the provider determines the patient's county of residence.(c)  If the provider knows that the patient's county of residence has selected a mandated provider or if, after contacting the patient's county of residence, that county requests that the patient be transferred to a mandated provider, the provider shall transfer the patient to the mandated provider unless it is medically inappropriate to do so.(d)  Not later than the 14th day after the date on which the patient's county of residence receives sufficient information to determine eligibility, the county shall determine if the patient is eligible for assistance from that county.  If the county does not determine the patient's eligibility within that period, the patient is considered to be eligible. The county shall notify the provider of its decision.(e)  If a provider delivers nonemergency health care services to a patient who is eligible for assistance under this subchapter and fails to comply with this section, the provider is not eligible for payment for the services from the patient's county of residence.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1377, Sec. 1.10, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 61.032 (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 61.032. Notification of Provision of Emergency Services

Sec. 61.032.  NOTIFICATION OF PROVISION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES.  (a)  If a nonmandated provider delivers emergency services to a patient who the provider suspects might be eligible for assistance under this subchapter, the provider shall notify the patient's county of residence that emergency services have been or will be provided to the patient.  The notice shall be made:(1)  by telephone not later than the 72nd hour after the provider determines the patient's county of residence;  and(2)  by mail postmarked not later than the fifth working day after the date on which the provider determines the patient's county of residence.(b)  The provider shall attempt to determine the patient's county of residence when the patient first receives services.(c)  The provider, the patient, and the patient's family shall cooperate with the county of which the patient is presumed to be a resident in determining if the patient is an eligible resident of that county.(d)  Not later than the 14th day after the date on which the patient's county of residence receives notification and sufficient information to determine eligibility, the county shall determine if the patient is eligible for assistance from that county.  If the county does not determine the patient's eligibility within that period, the patient is considered to be eligible. The county shall notify the provider of its decision.(e)  If the county and the provider disagree on the patient's residence or eligibility, the county or the provider may submit the matter to the department as provided by Section 61.004.(f)  If a provider delivers emergency services to a patient who is eligible for assistance under this subchapter and fails to comply with this section, the provider is not eligible for payment for the services from the patient's county of residence.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1377, Sec. 1.11, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1128, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 61.033 (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 61.033. Payment for Services

Sec. 61.033.  PAYMENT FOR SERVICES.  (a)  To the extent prescribed by this chapter, a county is liable for health care services provided under this subchapter by any provider, including a public hospital or hospital district, to an eligible county resident.  A county is not liable for payment for health care services provided:(1)  by any provider, including a public hospital or hospital district, to a resident of that county who resides in the service area of a public hospital or hospital district;  or(2)  to an eligible resident of that county who does not reside within the service area of a public hospital or hospital district by a hospital having a Hill-Burton or state-mandated obligation to provide free services and considered to be in noncompliance with the requirements of the Hill-Burton or state-mandated obligation.(b)  To the extent prescribed by this chapter, if another source of payment does not adequately cover a health care service a county provides to an eligible county resident, the county shall pay for or provide the health care service for which other payment is not available.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 61.034 (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 61.034. Payment Standards for Health Care Services

Sec. 61.034.  PAYMENT STANDARDS FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES.  (a)  A county is not liable for the cost of a health care service provided under Section 61.028 or 61.0285 that is in excess of the payment standards for that service established by the department under Section 61.006.(b)  A county may contract with a provider of assistance to provide a health care service at a rate below the payment standard set by department rule.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1377, Sec. 1.12, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0182, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 61.035 (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 61.035. Limitation of County Liability

Sec. 61.035.  LIMITATION OF COUNTY LIABILITY.  The maximum county liability for each state fiscal year for health care services provided by all assistance providers, including a hospital and a skilled nursing facility, to each eligible county resident is:(1)  $30,000;  or(2)  the payment of 30 days of hospitalization or treatment in a skilled nursing facility, or both, or $30,000, whichever occurs first, if the county provides hospital or skilled nursing facility services to the resident.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 61.038 (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 61.038. Distribution of Assistance Funds

Sec. 61.038.  DISTRIBUTION OF ASSISTANCE FUNDS.  (a)  If the department determines that a county is eligible for assistance, the department shall distribute funds appropriated to the department from the indigent health care assistance fund or any other available fund to the county to assist the county in providing health care services under Sections 61.028 and 61.0285 to its eligible county residents who qualify for assistance as described by Section 61.037.(b)  State funds provided under this section to a county must be equal to at least 90 percent of the actual payment for the health care services for the county's eligible residents during the remainder of the state fiscal year after the eight percent expenditure level is reached.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 272, Sec. 2, eff. May 28, 1999;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1377, Sec. 1.14, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 61.039 (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 61.039. Failure to Provide State Assistance

Sec. 61.039.  FAILURE TO PROVIDE STATE ASSISTANCE.  If the department fails to provide assistance to an eligible county as prescribed by Section 61.038, the county is not liable for payments for health care services provided to its eligible county residents after the county reaches the eight percent expenditure level.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1377, Sec. 1.14, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 61.0395 (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 61.0395. Limited to Appropriated Funds

Sec. 61.0395.  LIMITED TO APPROPRIATED FUNDS.  (a)  The total amount of state assistance provided to counties under this chapter for a fiscal year may not exceed the amount appropriated for that purpose for that fiscal year.(b)  The executive commissioner may adopt rules governing the distribution of state assistance under this chapter that establish a maximum annual allocation for each county eligible for assistance under this chapter in compliance with Subsection (a).(c)  The rules adopted under this section:(1)  may consider the relative populations of the service areas of eligible counties and other appropriate factors;  and(2)  notwithstanding Subsection (b), may provide for, at the end of each state fiscal year, the reallocation of all money that is allocated to a county under Subsection (b) but that the county is not eligible to receive and the distribution of that money to other eligible counties.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1377, Sec. 1.15, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1128, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0185, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 61.040 (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 61.040. Tax Information

Sec. 61.040.  TAX INFORMATION.  The comptroller shall give the department information relating to:(1)  the taxable value of property taxable by each county and each county's applicable general revenue tax levy for the relevant period;  and(2)  the amount of sales and use tax revenue received by each county for the relevant period.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 6, Sec. 64, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|