Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code Section 1093.114
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 circumstances of:

(1)

the patient; and

(2)

the patient’s relatives who are legally liable for the patient’s support.

(b)

If the district administrator determines that the patient or those relatives can pay for all or part of the costs of the patient’s care and treatment, the patient or those relatives shall be ordered to pay the district a specified amount each day or week for the patient’s care and support. The amount ordered must be proportionate to the person’s financial ability.

(c)

The district administrator may collect the amount from the patient’s estate, or from any relative who is legally liable for the patient’s support, in the manner provided by law for the collection of expenses of the last illness of a deceased person.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2011.

Source: Section 1093.114 — Payment for Treatment; Procedures, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.­1093.­htm#1093.­114 (accessed May 4, 2024).

1093.001
Definitions 1093.002
Authority for Operation 1093.003
Essential Public Function 1093.004
District Territory 1093.005
Correction of Invalid Procedures 1093.006
District Support and Maintenance Not State Obligation 1093.007
Restriction on State Financial Assistance 1093.051
Board Appointment 1093.052
Qualifications for Office 1093.053
Bond 1093.054
Board Vacancy 1093.055
Officers 1093.056
Compensation 1093.057
Voting Requirement 1093.058
District Administrator 1093.059
General Duties of District Administrator 1093.060
Appointment and Dismissal of Staff and Employees 1093.061
Seniority 1093.101
District Responsibility 1093.102
Restriction on Political Subdivision Taxation and Debt 1093.103
Management, Control, and Administration 1093.104
Hospital System 1093.105
Rules 1093.106
Purchasing and Accounting Procedures 1093.107
District Property, Facilities, and Equipment 1093.108
Eminent Domain 1093.109
Gifts and Endowments 1093.110
Construction or Purchase Contracts 1093.111
Operating and Management Contracts 1093.112
Contracts with Governmental Entities for Care and Treatment 1093.113
Contracts with Governmental Entities for Investigatory or Other Services 1093.114
Payment for Treatment 1093.115
Authority to Sue and Be Sued 1093.151
Budget 1093.152
Notice 1093.153
Amendments to Budget 1093.154
Restriction on Expenditures 1093.155
Fiscal Year 1093.156
Audit 1093.157
Inspection of Audit and District Records 1093.158
Financial Report 1093.159
Depository 1093.160
Spending and Investment Restrictions 1093.201
General Obligation Bonds 1093.202
Tax to Pay General Obligation Bonds 1093.203
General Obligation Bond Election 1093.204
Maturity of General Obligation Bonds 1093.205
Execution of General Obligation Bonds 1093.206
Revenue Bonds 1093.207
Refunding Bonds 1093.208
Bonds Exempt from Taxation 1093.251
Imposition of Ad Valorem Tax 1093.252
Tax Rate 1093.253
Assessment and Collection by County Tax Assessor-collector 1093.254
Assessment and Collection by District Tax Assessor-collector
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Accessed:
May 4, 2024

§ 1093.114’s source at texas​.gov