Texas Health and Safety Code 41.004 – Financial Eligibility
(a) A person is not eligible to receive services provided by this chapter:
(1) to the extent that another person with a legal obligation to provide for the person’s care and treatment is financially able to pay for all or part of the services provided by this chapter; or
(2) to the extent that the person or a person with a legal obligation to support the person is eligible for some other benefit that would pay for all or part of the services provided by this chapter.
(b) When the application is made under this chapter or when the services are received, the person applying for or receiving services shall inform the department of any other benefit to which the person or any other person with a legal obligation to support the person may be entitled.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 41.004
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005