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Texas Health & Safety Code - Section 121.006. Public Health Services Fees; State Support

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§ 121.006. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES FEES;  STATE 
SUPPORT.  (a) The governing body of a municipality, the 
commissioners court of a county, or the administrative board of a 
public health district may adopt ordinances or rules to charge fees 
for public health services.
	(b)  A municipality, county, or public health district may 
not deny public health services to an individual because of 
inability to pay for the services.  A municipality, county, or 
public health district shall provide for the reduction or waiver of 
a fee for an individual who cannot pay for services in whole or in 
part.
	(c)  The Uniform Grant and Contract Management Act of 1981 
(Article 4413(32g), Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) and standards 
adopted under that Act control, if applicable, if the local health 
unit, local health department, or public health district receives 
state support for the provision of public health services.
	(d)  In this section, "public health services" means:                          
		(1)  personal health promotion and maintenance 
services;                    
		(2)  infectious disease control and prevention 
services;                    
		(3)  environmental and consumer health programs;                              
		(4)  public health education and information services;                        
		(5)  laboratory services;  and                                                
		(6)  administrative services.                                                 

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.                    

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