(a) The board shall require a county, municipality, or public hospital located outside the district to reimburse the district for the district’s care and treatment of a sick or injured person for whom that county, municipality, or public hospital has an obligation to provide care, as provided by Chapter 61, Health and Safety Code.
(b) The board shall seek reimbursement under Article 104.002, Code of Criminal Procedure, for the district’s care and treatment of a person who is confined in a Castro County jail facility and is not a district resident.

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Terms Used In Texas Special District Local Laws Code 1013.116

  • 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