Texas Special District Local Laws Code - Section 1001.113. Payment For Treatment; Procedures
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§ 1001.113. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES. (a) When
a patient from Potter County or the district has been admitted to a
district facility, the district administrator shall have an inquiry
made into the circumstances of:
(1) the patient; and
(2) the patient's relatives who are legally liable for
the patient's support.
(b) If the district administrator determines that the
patient or those relatives are liable to pay for all or part of the
costs of the patient's care and treatment, the patient or those
relatives shall be ordered to pay the district a specified amount
for the patient's support.
(c) The district administrator may collect the amount from
the patient's estate, or from any relative who is legally liable for
the patient's support, in the manner provided by law for the
collection of expenses of the last illness of a deceased person.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 729, § 1.01, eff. April 1,
2007.
Section: 1001.106 1001.107 1001.108 1001.109 1001.110 1001.111 1001.112 1001.113 1001.114 1001.115 1001.151 1001.152 1001.153 1001.154 1001.155
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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