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Texas Human Resources Code - HUM RES § 80.003. Children Born to Imprisoned Women

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

(a) The department shall provide medical care for a child born to a woman who, at the time of giving birth, is imprisoned in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice if there is no other source of payment for the medical care.

(b) In this section, “medical care” means the care relating to childbirth and the period of the child's hospitalization immediately following the birth or rehospitalization in the first 28 days of life.

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