Texas Health and Safety Code 263.080 – Admission of Persons From Adjacent County
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Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 263.080
- 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
The superintendent shall admit to the hospital a person sent by the commissioners court of an adjacent county if:
(1) the adjacent county has contracted with the board of managers for the care and treatment of persons who are sick or injured;
(2) the person resides in the adjacent county at the time of the application for admission to the hospital; and
(3) there is sufficient provision for the care of persons who are sick or injured and who reside in the county in which the hospital is located.