Tex. Government Code § 511.0098
PRISONER HEALTH BENEFITS COVERAGE INFORMATION; PAYMENT FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Texas · Texas Government Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Government Code § 511.0098, PRISONER HEALTH BENEFITS COVERAGE INFORMATION; PAYMENT FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/655832
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(a) The commission shall adopt procedures by which a local mental health authority or other mental health services provider providing services to a prisoner in a county jail under a contract with the county may collect the following from a prisoner who receives those services and is covered by health insurance or other health benefits coverage:
(1) the name of the policyholder or group contract holder;
(2) the number of the policy or evidence of coverage;
(3) a copy of the health coverage membership card, if available; and
(4) any other information necessary for the prisoner to obtain benefits under the coverage.
(b) A local mental health authority or other mental health services provider who provides mental health services to a prisoner under a contract with a county may arrange for the issuer of the health insurance policy or other health benefits coverage to pay for those services.