COUNTY OBLIGATION
Known as the Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act
The act spans §§ 61–61 (58 sections).
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff
(a) A county shall provide health care assistance as prescribed by this subchapter to each of its eligible county residents.
(b) The county is the payor of last resort and shall provide assistance only if other adequate public or private sources of payment are not available.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.