Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
Title 2. HEALTH |
Subtitle C. PROGRAMS PROVIDING HEALTH CARE BENEFITS AND SERVICES |
Chapter 61. INDIGENT HEALTH CARE AND TREATMENT ACT |
Subchapter B. COUNTY RESPONSIBILITY FOR PERSONS NOT RESIDING IN AN AREA SERVED BY A PUBLIC HOSPITAL OR HOSPITAL DISTRICT |
Sec. 61.030. MANDATED PROVIDER
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A county may select one or more providers of health care services. The county may require eligible county residents to obtain care from a mandated provider except:
(1) in an emergency;
(2) when medically inappropriate; or
(3) when care is not available.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.