Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code Section 1005.115
Payment for Treatment; Procedures

(a)

When an individual who resides in the district is admitted as a patient to a district facility, the district administrator may have an inquiry made into the financial circumstances of:

(1)

the patient; or

(2)

a relative of the patient who is legally responsible for the patient’s support.

(b)

On determining that the patient or a relative legally responsible for the patient’s support can pay for all or part of the care and treatment provided by the district, the district administrator acting on the board’s behalf shall issue an order directing the patient or the relative to pay the district a specified amount each week or month. The amount must be based on the individual’s ability to pay.

(c)

The district administrator may collect money owed to the district from the patient’s estate or from that of a relative legally responsible for the patient’s support. The money must be collected in the manner provided by law for collection of expenses of the last illness of a deceased person.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2007.

Source: Section 1005.115 — Payment for Treatment; Procedures, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.­1005.­htm#1005.­115 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

1005.001
Definitions 1005.002
Authority for Operation 1005.003
Essential Public Function 1005.004
District Territory 1005.005
District Support and Maintenance Not State Obligation 1005.006
Restriction on State Financial Assistance 1005.051
Board 1005.052
Election 1005.053
Notice of Election 1005.054
Application 1005.055
Qualifications for Office 1005.056
Board Vacancy 1005.057
Officers 1005.058
Compensation 1005.059
Voting Requirement 1005.060
District Administrator 1005.061
General Duties of District Administrator 1005.062
Appointment and Recruitment of Staff 1005.063
Employees 1005.064
Health Education 1005.065
Retirement Benefits 1005.101
District Responsibility 1005.102
Restriction on County and Municipal Taxation and Debt 1005.103
Management, Control, and Administration 1005.104
District Rules 1005.105
Purchasing and Accounting Procedures 1005.106
Mobile Emergency Medical Service 1005.107
Alternative Delivery Systems of Care 1005.108
District Property, Facilities, and Equipment 1005.109
Construction Contracts 1005.110
Operating and Management Contracts 1005.111
Service Contracts 1005.112
Eminent Domain 1005.113
Cost of Relocating or Altering Property 1005.114
Gifts and Endowments 1005.115
Payment for Treatment 1005.116
Reimbursement for Services 1005.117
Authority to Sue and Be Sued 1005.151
Budget 1005.152
Notice 1005.153
Amendment of Budget 1005.154
Restriction on Expenditures 1005.155
Fiscal Year 1005.156
Annual Audit 1005.157
Inspection of Annual Audit and District Records 1005.158
Financial Report 1005.159
Depository 1005.160
Authority to Borrow Money 1005.161
Restriction on Investment 1005.201
General Obligation Bonds 1005.202
Tax to Pay General Obligation Bonds 1005.203
General Obligation Bond Election 1005.204
Revenue Bonds 1005.205
Maturity 1005.206
Execution of Bonds 1005.207
Bonds Not Subject to Taxation 1005.208
Refunding Bonds 1005.251
Imposition of Tax 1005.252
Tax Rate 1005.253
Tax Assessor-collector
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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 1005.115’s source at texas​.gov