Tex. Health and Safety Code § 263.082
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 263.082, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 263.082. PAYMENT BY PATIENT.
Official statutory text
(a) A patient may not be permitted to pay an amount for the patient's maintenance in the hospital greater than the average per capita cost of maintenance in the hospital, including a reasonable allowance for the interest on the cost of the hospital.
(b) An officer or employee of a county hospital may not accept from a patient a fee, payment, or gratuity for any service.
(b) An officer or employee of a county hospital may not accept from a patient a fee, payment, or gratuity for any service.
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