Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.092
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.092, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 81.092. CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES.
Official statutory text
The department may contract with a physician to provide services to persons infected or reasonably suspected of being infected with a sexually transmitted disease or tuberculosis if:
(1) local or regional health department services are not available;
(2) the person in need of examination or treatment is unable to pay for the services; and
(3) there is an immediate need for examination or treatment of the person.
(1) local or regional health department services are not available;
(2) the person in need of examination or treatment is unable to pay for the services; and
(3) there is an immediate need for examination or treatment of the person.
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