Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.029
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.029, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 61.029. PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES.
Official statutory text
(a) A county may arrange to provide health care services through a local health department, a publicly owned facility, or a contract with a private provider regardless of the provider's location, or through the purchase of insurance for eligible residents.
(b) The county may affiliate with other governmental entities or with a public hospital or hospital district to provide regional administration and delivery of health care services.
(c) A county may provide or arrange to provide health care services for eligible county residents through the purchase of health coverage or other health benefits, including benefits described by Chapter 75.
(b) The county may affiliate with other governmental entities or with a public hospital or hospital district to provide regional administration and delivery of health care services.
(c) A county may provide or arrange to provide health care services for eligible county residents through the purchase of health coverage or other health benefits, including benefits described by Chapter 75.
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