Texas Special District Local Laws Code 1087.108 – Payment for Treatment; Procedures
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(a) When a patient from the district is admitted to a district facility, the district administrator shall have an inquiry made into the circumstances of:
(1) the patient; and
(2) the patient’s relatives legally liable for the patient’s support.
(b) If the district administrator determines that the patient or those relatives cannot pay all or part of the patient’s care and treatment in the hospital, the amount that cannot be paid becomes a charge against the district.
Terms Used In Texas Special District Local Laws Code 1087.108
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- 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
- Week: means seven consecutive days. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) If the district administrator determines that the patient or those relatives are liable to pay for all or part of the patient’s care and treatment, the patient or those relatives shall be ordered to pay to the district’s treasurer a specified amount each week for the patient’s support. The amount ordered must be proportionate to the financial ability and may not exceed the actual per capita cost of maintenance.
(d) The district administrator may collect the amount from the patient’s estate, or from those relatives legally liable for the patient’s support, in the manner provided by law for the collection of expenses of the last illness of a deceased person.
(e) If there is a dispute, or doubt in the district administrator’s mind, as to the ability to pay, the board shall hold a hearing and, after calling witnesses, shall:
(1) resolve the dispute or doubt; and
(2) issue any appropriate order.
(f) Either party to the dispute may appeal the order to the district court. The appeal is de novo as that term is used in an appeal from a justice court to a county court.