Tex. Health and Safety Code § 13.003
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 13.003, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 13.003. SERVICES AT RIO GRANDE STATE CENTER.
Official statutory text
(a) The primary purpose of the Rio Grande State Center is to provide inpatient and outpatient services, either directly or by contract with one or more public or private health care providers or entities, to the residents of the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
(b) The department may establish at the Rio Grande State Center:
(1) cancer screening;
(2) diagnostic services;
(3) educational services;
(4) obstetrical services;
(5) gynecological services;
(6) other inpatient health care services; and
(7) outpatient health care services, including diagnostic, treatment, disease management, and supportive care services.
(b) The department may establish at the Rio Grande State Center:
(1) cancer screening;
(2) diagnostic services;
(3) educational services;
(4) obstetrical services;
(5) gynecological services;
(6) other inpatient health care services; and
(7) outpatient health care services, including diagnostic, treatment, disease management, and supportive care services.
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