Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.055
BASIC HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROVIDED BY HOSPITAL DISTRICTS
Texas · Texas Health and Safety Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.055, BASIC HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROVIDED BY HOSPITAL DISTRICTS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/667270
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(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.