(a) The district may adopt, amend, or repeal policies or rules relating to indigent health care that include:
(1) eligibility of patients for indigent health care;
(2) application forms for patients or relatives of patients requesting indigent health care that may require personal and financial information to be furnished;
(3) procedures for obtaining and completing applications for indigent health care and for filing the completed applications with the district;
(4) procedures for reviewing applications to determine eligibility for indigent health care; and
(5) other procedures provided by this section and Section 1059.116.
(b) The application procedure to determine eligibility for indigent health care must be adopted not later than the beginning of each operating year and must comply with Chapter 61, Health and Safety Code.