Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code Section 1105.113
Payment for Treatment; Procedures


(a)

When an indigent patient is admitted to a district facility, the district administrator shall have an inquiry made into the circumstances of:

(1)

the patient; and

(2)

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

(b)

If the district administrator determines that the patient or those relatives cannot pay for all or part of the patient’s care and treatment in the hospital, the amount that cannot be paid becomes a charge against the district.

(c)

If the district administrator determines that the patient or those relatives can pay for all or part of the patient’s care and treatment, the patient or those relatives shall be ordered to pay the district a specified amount each week for the patient’s support. The amount ordered must be proportionate to their financial ability and may not exceed the actual per capita cost of maintenance.

(d)

The district administrator may collect the amount from the patient’s estate, or from those relatives, in the manner provided by law for the collection of expenses of the last illness of a deceased person.

(e)

If there is a dispute as to the ability to pay, or doubt in the mind of the district administrator, the board shall hold a hearing and, after calling witnesses, shall:

(1)

resolve the dispute or doubt; and

(2)

issue any appropriate order.

(f)

A party to the dispute who is not satisfied with the order may appeal to the district court. The appeal shall be by trial de novo as that term is used in an appeal from a justice court to the county court.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2013.

Source: Section 1105.113 — Payment for Treatment; Procedures, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.­1105.­htm#1105.­113 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

1105.001
Definitions
1105.002
Authority for Creation
1105.003
Essential Public Function
1105.004
District Territory
1105.005
District Support and Maintenance Not State Obligation
1105.006
Restriction on State Financial Assistance
1105.051
Board Election
1105.052
Notice of Election
1105.053
Ballot Application
1105.054
Qualifications for Office
1105.055
Filing of Oath
1105.056
Board Vacancy
1105.057
Officers
1105.058
Compensation
1105.059
Voting Requirement
1105.060
District Administrator
1105.061
General Duties of District Administrator
1105.062
Employees
1105.063
Recruitment of Medical Staff
1105.064
Continuing Education
1105.065
Retirement Program
1105.066
Maintenance of Records
1105.101
District Responsibility
1105.102
Restriction on County or Municipal Taxation and Debt
1105.103
Management, Control, and Administration
1105.104
Hospital System
1105.105
Rules
1105.106
Purchasing and Accounting Procedures
1105.107
Rates and Charges
1105.108
Eminent Domain
1105.109
Gifts and Endowments
1105.110
Contracts with Governmental Entities for Care and Treatment
1105.111
Disposition of Real Property
1105.112
Provision of Certain Health Care Services
1105.113
Payment for Treatment
1105.114
Authority to Sue and Be Sued
1105.151
Budget
1105.152
Fiscal Year
1105.153
Audit
1105.154
Financial Report
1105.155
Depository
1105.156
Authority to Borrow Money
1105.201
General Obligation Bonds
1105.202
Tax to Pay General Obligation Bonds
1105.203
General Obligation Bond Election
1105.204
Execution of General Obligation Bonds
1105.205
Refunding Bonds
1105.206
Bonds Exempt from Taxation
1105.251
Imposition of Ad Valorem Tax
1105.252
Tax Rate
1105.253
Tax Assessor-collector
1105.0515
Election of Directors by Cumulative Voting

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 1105.113’s source at texas​.gov