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(a) For any appointment under this chapter, the county in which the indictment was returned or information was filed shall pay for services described by Articles 46B.021(a)(1) and (2). If those services are provided by an expert who is an employee of the local mental health authority or local mental retardation authority, the county shall pay the authority for the services. (b) The county in which the indictment was returned or information was filed shall reimburse a facility that accepts a defendant for examination under this chapter for expenses incurred that are determined by the department to be reasonably necessary and incidental to the proper examination of the defendant.
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Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 35, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004. |
