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Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 13.046. Admission of Nonresident Patients

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The department may enter into an agreement with an agency of another state responsible for the care of residents of that state who have tuberculosis under which:

(1) residents of the other state who have tuberculosis may be admitted to a public health hospital, subject to the availability of appropriate space after the needs of eligible tuberculosis and chronic respiratory disease patients who are residents of this state have been met;  and

(2) the other state is responsible for paying all costs of the hospitalization and treatment of patients admitted under the agreement.

(b) Section 13.041 does not apply to the return of a nonresident patient admitted to a public health hospital in accordance with an agreement entered into under this section.  The return of that patient to the state of residence is governed by the agreement.

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