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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
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Title 2. HEALTH |
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Subtitle A. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |
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Chapter 13. HEALTH DEPARTMENT HOSPITALS AND RESPIRATORY FACILITIES |
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Subchapter A. CARE AND TREATMENT IN HEALTH DEPARTMENT HOSPITALS |
Sec. 13.005. CARE AND TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PATIENTS
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(a) The board shall fully develop essential services needed for the control of tuberculosis. To provide those services, the board may contract for the support, maintenance, care, and treatment of tuberculosis patients:
(1) admitted to facilities under the board's jurisdiction; or
(2) otherwise subject to the board's jurisdiction.
(b) The board may contract with:
(1) municipal, county, or state hospitals;
(2) private physicians;
(3) licensed nursing homes and hospitals; and
(4) hospital districts.
(c) The board may contract for diagnostic and other services available in a community or region as necessary to prevent further spread of tuberculosis.
(d) A contract may not include the assignment of any lien accruing to the state.
(e) The board may establish and operate outpatient clinics as necessary to provide follow-up treatment on discharged patients. A person who receives treatment as an outpatient is financially liable in the manner provided for inpatients.