Sec. 1089.114. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES. (a) The district administrator may have an inquiry made into the financial circumstances of:
(1) a person who resides in the district and is admitted as a patient to a district facility; and
(2) a relative of the patient who is legally responsible for the patient's support.
(b) To the extent that the patient or a relative of the patient who is legally responsible for the patient's support cannot pay for care and treatment provided by the district, the district shall supply the care and treatment without charging the patient or the patient's relative.
(c) On determining that the patient or a relative legally responsible for the patient's support can pay for all or part of the care and treatment provided by the district, the district administrator shall report that determination to the board and the board shall issue an order directing the patient or the relative to pay the district a specified amount each week. The amount must be based on the individual's ability to pay.
(d) The district administrator may collect the money owed to the district from the patient's estate or from that of a relative legally responsible for the patient's support in the manner provided by law for collection of expenses in the last illness of a deceased person.
(e) If there is a dispute relating to a person's ability to pay or if the district administrator has any doubt concerning a person's ability to pay, the board shall:
(1) call witnesses;
(2) hear and resolve the question; and
(3) issue a final order.
(f) The final order of the board may be appealed to a district court in Reeves County. The substantial evidence rule applies to the appeal.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2011.
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