Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 552.012
Classification and Definition of Patients

(a)

A patient is classified as either indigent or nonindigent.

(b)

An indigent patient is a patient who:

(1)

possesses no property;

(2)

has no person legally responsible for the patient’s support; and

(3)

is unable to reimburse the state for the costs of the patient’s support, maintenance, and treatment.

(c)

A nonindigent patient is a patient who:

(1)

possesses property from which the state may be reimbursed for the costs of the patient’s support, maintenance, and treatment; or

(2)

has a person legally responsible for the patient’s support.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.

Source: Section 552.012 — Classification and Definition of Patients, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­552.­htm#552.­012 (accessed Apr. 29, 2024).

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