Tex. Health and Safety Code § 263.080
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 263.080, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 263.080. ADMISSION OF PERSONS FROM ADJACENT COUNTY.
Official statutory text
The superintendent shall admit to the hospital a person sent by the commissioners court of an adjacent county if:
(1) the adjacent county has contracted with the board of managers for the care and treatment of persons who are sick or injured;
(2) the person resides in the adjacent county at the time of the application for admission to the hospital; and
(3) there is sufficient provision for the care of persons who are sick or injured and who reside in the county in which the hospital is located.
(1) the adjacent county has contracted with the board of managers for the care and treatment of persons who are sick or injured;
(2) the person resides in the adjacent county at the time of the application for admission to the hospital; and
(3) there is sufficient provision for the care of persons who are sick or injured and who reside in the county in which the hospital is located.
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