Texas Health and Safety Code 552.012 – Classification and Definition of Patients
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(a) A patient is classified as either indigent or nonindigent.
(b) An indigent patient is a patient who:
(1) possesses no property;
(2) has no person legally responsible for the patient’s support; and
(3) is unable to reimburse the state for the costs of the patient’s support, maintenance, and treatment.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 552.012
- 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
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) A nonindigent patient is a patient who:
(1) possesses property from which the state may be reimbursed for the costs of the patient’s support, maintenance, and treatment; or
(2) has a person legally responsible for the patient’s support.