Texas Special District Local Laws Code
§ 1062.112 — PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES
SD § 1062.112Title 3. HEALTH · Part A. HOSPITAL DISTRICTS · Ch. 1062. MITCHELL COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT · Art. C. POWERS AND DUTIES
Statute text
View on source(a)When a patient who resides in the district is admitted to a district facility, the district administrator may have an inquiry made into the financial circumstances of:
(1)the patient; and
(2)a relative of the patient who is legally responsible for the patient's support.
(b)If the district administrator determines that the patient or relative cannot pay all or part of the costs of the patient's care and treatment in the hospital, the amount of the costs that cannot be paid becomes a charge against the district.
(c)If the district administrator determines that the patient or relative can pay for all or part of the costs of the care and treatment provided to the patient by the district, the patient or relative shall be ordered to pay the district a specified amount each week for the patient's care and support. The amount ordered must be proportionate to the person's financial ability.
(d)The district administrator may collect the amount from the patient's estate, or from any relative who is legally responsible for the patient's support, in the manner provided by law for the collection of expenses of the last illness of a deceased person.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.