Texas § HS.552.013 - SUPPORT OF INDIGENT AND NONINDIGENT PATIENTS

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§ HS.552.013. SUPPORT OF INDIGENT AND NONINDIGENT PATIENTS

SUPPORT OF INDIGENT AND NONINDIGENT PATIENTS. (a) A person may not be denied services under this subtitle because of an inability to pay for the services. (b) The state shall support, maintain, and treat indigent and nonindigent patients at the expense of the state. (c) The state is entitled to reimbursement for the support, maintenance, and treatment of a nonindigent patient. (d) A patient who does not own a sufficient estate shall be maintained at the expense: (1) of the patient's spouse, if able to do so; or (2) if the patient is younger than 18 years of age, of the patient's father or mother, if able to do so. Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.

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Section HS.552.013 ("SUPPORT OF INDIGENT AND NONINDIGENT PATIENTS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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