Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 1024 amends the Health and Safety Code to permit certain patients who have tuberculosis but who are not Texas residents to be admitted to state chest hospitals. The bill authorizes the Texas Department of Health to enter into an interstate agreement to provide for the care of nonresident patients with tuberculosis subject to certain conditions relating to availability of space and payment of the costs of hospitalization and treatment. Senate Bill 1024 also provides for the filing and enforcement of a court order from a state with which an interstate agreement exists that authorizes the commitment of a resident of that state to a hospital for inpatient care.