Texas Human Resources Code 80.003 – Children Born to Imprisoned Women
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(a) The department shall provide medical care for a child born to a woman who, at the time of giving birth, is imprisoned in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice if there is no other source of payment for the medical care.
(b) In this section, “medical care” means the care relating to childbirth and the period of the child’s hospitalization immediately following the birth or rehospitalization in the first 28 days of life.
Terms Used In Texas Human Resources Code 80.003
- Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011