Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.055
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.055, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 61.055. BASIC HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROVIDED BY HOSPITAL DISTRICTS.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a hospital district shall endeavor to provide the basic health care services a county is required to provide under Section 61.028, together with any other services required under the Texas Constitution and the statute creating the district.
(b) A hospital district shall coordinate the delivery of basic health care services to eligible residents and may provide any basic health care services the district was not providing on January 1, 1999, but only to the extent the district is financially able to do so.
(c) This section may not be construed to discharge a hospital district from its obligation to provide the health care services required under the Texas Constitution and the statute creating the district.
(b) A hospital district shall coordinate the delivery of basic health care services to eligible residents and may provide any basic health care services the district was not providing on January 1, 1999, but only to the extent the district is financially able to do so.
(c) This section may not be construed to discharge a hospital district from its obligation to provide the health care services required under the Texas Constitution and the statute creating the district.
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