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Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 13.039 — COLLECTION OF STATE'S CLAIM

HS § 13.039Title 2. HEALTH · Part A. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES · Ch. 13. DEPARTMENT HOSPITALS AND RESPIRATORY FACILITIES · Art. B. TEXAS TUBERCULOSIS CODE

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(a)A state claim for patient support and maintenance may be collected through an action brought against the patient or the person legally responsible for the patient. The action shall be brought in the county from which the patient was sent and shall be brought in the name of the state by the county or district attorney of that county or by the attorney general.
(b)The action shall be brought on the written request of the public health hospital administrator, accompanied by a certificate as to the amount owed to the state. In any action, the certificate is sufficient evidence of the amount owed to the state for the support of that patient.
(c)On receipt of the request, the attorney shall bring and conduct the suit and is entitled to a commission of 10 percent of the amount collected. All money collected under this section, less the amount of the commission, shall be paid by the attorney to the hospital administrator, who shall receive the amount and give a receipt. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by:

Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0059, eff. April 2, 2015.

Source: Texas Health and Safety Code § 13.039 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.