Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code Section 1066.113
Payment for Treatment; Procedures


(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; or

(2)

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

(b)

The district without charge shall provide to a patient who resides in the district the care and treatment that the patient or a relative of the patient who is legally responsible for the patient’s support cannot pay.

(c)

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 shall report that determination to the board, and the board shall issue an order directing the patient or the relative to pay the district a specified amount each week. The amount must be based on the individual’s ability to pay.

(d)

The district administrator may collect money owed to the district from the patient’s estate or from that of a relative who was legally responsible for the patient’s support in the manner provided by law for collection of expenses of the last illness of a deceased person.

(e)

If there is a dispute relating to an individual’s ability to pay or if the district administrator has any doubt concerning an individual’s ability to pay, the board shall:

(1)

call witnesses;

(2)

hear and resolve the question; and

(3)

issue a final order.

(f)

A final order of the board may be appealed to a district court in Lavaca County. The substantial evidence rule applies to the appeal.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.

Source: Section 1066.113 — Payment for Treatment; Procedures, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.­1066.­htm#1066.­113 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

1066.001
Definitions
1066.002
Authority for Operation
1066.003
Essential Public Function
1066.004
District Territory
1066.005
District Support and Maintenance Not State Obligation
1066.006
Restriction on State Financial Assistance
1066.051
Board Election
1066.052
Notice of Election
1066.053
Qualifications for Office
1066.054
Board Vacancy
1066.055
Officers
1066.056
Compensation
1066.057
Voting Requirement
1066.058
District Administrator
1066.059
General Duties of District Administrator
1066.060
Assistant District Administrator
1066.061
Employees
1066.062
Retirement Benefits
1066.101
District Responsibility
1066.102
Restriction on County and Municipality Taxation and Debt
1066.103
Management, Control, and Administration
1066.104
Rules
1066.105
Purchasing and Accounting Procedures
1066.106
District Property, Facilities, and Equipment
1066.107
Eminent Domain
1066.108
Cost of Relocating or Altering Property
1066.109
Gifts and Endowments
1066.110
Construction Contracts
1066.111
Operating and Management Contracts
1066.112
Contracts with Governmental Entities for Services
1066.113
Payment for Treatment
1066.114
Reimbursement for Services
1066.115
Authority to Sue and Be Sued
1066.151
Budget
1066.152
Notice
1066.153
Amendments to Budget
1066.154
Restriction on Expenditures
1066.155
Fiscal Year
1066.156
Annual Audit
1066.157
Inspection of Annual Audit and District Records
1066.158
Financial Report
1066.159
Depository
1066.160
Spending and Investment Restrictions
1066.201
General Obligation Bonds
1066.202
Tax to Pay General Obligation Bonds
1066.203
General Obligation Bond Election
1066.204
Revenue Bonds
1066.205
Refunding Bonds
1066.206
Maturity of Bonds
1066.207
Execution of Bonds
1066.208
Bonds Exempt from Taxation
1066.251
Imposition of Ad Valorem Tax
1066.252
Tax Rate
1066.253
Tax Assessor-collector

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 1066.113’s source at texas​.gov