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.
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