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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
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Title 7. MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION |
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Subtitle D. PERSONS WITH MENTAL RETARDATION ACT |
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Chapter 593. ADMISSION AND COMMITMENT TO MENTAL RETARDATION SERVICES |
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Subchapter D. FEES |
Sec. 593.075. SLIDING FEE SCHEDULE
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(a) The board by rule shall establish a sliding fee schedule for the payment by the resident's parents of the state's total costs for the support, maintenance, and treatment of a resident younger than 18 years of age.
(b) The board shall set the fee according to the parents' net taxable income and ability to pay.
(c) The parents may elect to have their net taxable income determined by their most current financial statement or federal income tax return.
(d) In determining the portion of the costs of the resident's support, maintenance, and treatment that the parents are required to pay, the department shall adjust, when appropriate, the payment required under the fee schedule to allow for consideration of other factors affecting the ability of the parents to pay.
(e) The department shall evaluate and, if necessary, revise the fee schedule at least once every five years.