Texas Special District Local Laws Code
§ 1045.117 — REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES
SD § 1045.117Title 3. HEALTH · Part A. HOSPITAL DISTRICTS · Ch. 1045. HUTCHINSON COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT · Art. C. POWERS AND DUTIES
Statute text
View on source(a)The board shall require a county, municipality, or public hospital located outside the district to reimburse the district for the district's care and treatment of a sick or injured person of that county, municipality, or public hospital as provided by Chapter 61, Health and Safety Code.
(b)The board shall require the sheriff of Hutchinson County or the police chief of a municipality in Hutchinson County to reimburse the district for the district's care and treatment of a person who is confined in a jail facility of Hutchinson County or the municipality and is not a resident of the district.
(c)The board may contract with this or another state, the federal government, or an agency or political subdivision of this or another state or of the federal government to reimburse the district for the care and treatment of a sick or injured person.
Legislative history
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.