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Amend HB 2963 by adding the following new SECTIONS and
renumbering subsequent sections appropriately.
SECTION __. Section 61.029, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) A county may provide or arrange to provide health care
services for eligible county residents through the purchase of
health coverage or other health benefits, including benefits
described by Chapter 75.
SECTION __. Section 61.056, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) A public hospital or hospital district may provide or
arrange to provide health care services for eligible residents
through the purchase of health coverage or other health benefits,
including benefits described by Chapter 75. For purposes of this
subsection, the board of directors or managers of the hospital or
district has the powers and duties provided to the commissioners
court of a county under Chapter 75.