Tex. Human Resources Code § 80.003
This is the official text of Tex. Human Resources Code § 80.003, part of Texas’s Human Resources Code — governs state social services and welfare programs.
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§ 80.003. CHILDREN BORN TO IMPRISONED WOMEN.
Official statutory text
(a) The department shall provide medical care for a child born to a woman who, at the time of giving birth, is imprisoned in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice if there is no other source of payment for the medical care.
(b) In this section, "medical care" means the care relating to childbirth and the period of the child's hospitalization immediately following the birth or rehospitalization in the first 28 days of life.
(b) In this section, "medical care" means the care relating to childbirth and the period of the child's hospitalization immediately following the birth or rehospitalization in the first 28 days of life.
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