Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 263.080
Admission of Persons from Adjacent County

The superintendent shall admit to the hospital a person sent by the commissioners court of an adjacent county if:

(1)

the adjacent county has contracted with the board of managers for the care and treatment of persons who are sick or injured;

(2)

the person resides in the adjacent county at the time of the application for admission to the hospital; and

(3)

there is sufficient provision for the care of persons who are sick or injured and who reside in the county in which the hospital is located.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Source: Section 263.080 — Admission of Persons from Adjacent County, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­263.­htm#263.­080 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

263.0001
Definition 263.001
Two or More Counties May Join 263.002
Additional Hospital 263.021
Establishing or Enlarging Hospital on Petition 263.022
Powers and Duties of Commissioners Court After Passage of Bond Proposition 263.023
Construction of Hospital to Avoid Inadequate Care in Certain Counties 263.024
Hospital Revenue Bonds 263.025
Hospital Operating Funds Used for Improvements in Certain Counties 263.027
Approval of Construction or Repair 263.028
Contract for Care 263.029
Sale or Lease of Hospital 263.030
Closing of Hospital 263.031
Closing Part of Hospital 263.041
Appointment of Board of Managers 263.042
Operation of Board of Managers 263.043
Compensation and Expenses of Board of Managers 263.044
Tort Claims Payments 263.045
Removal of Manager 263.046
General Powers and Duties of Board of Managers 263.047
Salaries 263.048
Visiting Physicians 263.049
Discharge of Patients 263.050
Dispensaries and Clinics 263.051
School for Children Having Tuberculosis 263.052
Contract for Care by Board 263.053
Records 263.071
Appointment of Superintendent 263.072
Role of Superintendent 263.073
Bond 263.074
General Powers and Duties of Superintendent 263.075
Equipping the Hospital 263.076
Officers and Employees 263.077
Accounts and Records 263.078
Forms for Admission 263.079
Admission of Persons from County 263.080
Admission of Persons from Adjacent County 263.081
Condition and Treatment of Patient 263.082
Payment by Patient 263.083
Support 263.084
Discharge of Patients 263.085
Collection of Money 263.101
Inspections 263.102
Rules and Publications
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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

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