(a) A hospital that agrees to admit an infant into its level III neonatal intensive care unit shall pay for the part of the cost of transporting the infant to the hospital from any location in this state that the hospital administrator determines cannot be paid:
(1) by a member of the infant’s immediate family or other person legally responsible for the infant’s support through personal means; or
(2) by insurance or another benefit system that pays for transportation for that purpose.
(b) A hospital is entitled to receive state reimbursement for funds spent by the hospital under Subsection (a).

Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 311.003

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • 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

(c) The Department of State Health Services shall administer the state funds for reimbursement under this section, and may spend not more than $100,000 each fiscal year from earned federal funds or private donations to implement this section.
(d) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall adopt rules that establish qualifications for reimbursement and provide procedures for applying for reimbursement.
(e) In this section, “level III neonatal intensive care unit” means a neonatal care unit that complies with standards adopted by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

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