Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.035
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.035, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 61.035. LIMITATION OF COUNTY LIABILITY.
Official statutory text
The maximum county liability for each state fiscal year for health care services provided by all assistance providers, including a hospital and a skilled nursing facility, to each eligible county resident is:
(1) $30,000; or
(2) the payment of 30 days of hospitalization or treatment in a skilled nursing facility, or both, or $30,000, whichever occurs first, if the county provides hospital or skilled nursing facility services to the resident.
(1) $30,000; or
(2) the payment of 30 days of hospitalization or treatment in a skilled nursing facility, or both, or $30,000, whichever occurs first, if the county provides hospital or skilled nursing facility services to the resident.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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