Texas Health and Safety Code 13.005 – Care and Treatment of Certain Patients
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(a) The department shall fully develop essential services needed for the control of tuberculosis. To provide those services, the department may contract for the support, maintenance, care, and treatment of tuberculosis patients:
(1) admitted to facilities under the department’s jurisdiction; or
(2) otherwise subject to the department’s jurisdiction.
(b) The department may contract with:
(1) municipal, county, or state hospitals;
(2) private physicians;
(3) licensed nursing facilities and hospitals; and
(4) hospital districts.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 13.005
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- 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
(c) The department may contract for diagnostic and other services available in a community or region as necessary to prevent further spread of tuberculosis.
(d) A contract may not include the assignment of any lien accruing to the state.
(e) The department may establish and operate outpatient clinics as necessary to provide follow-up treatment on discharged patients. A person who receives treatment as an outpatient is financially liable in the manner provided for inpatients.