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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a county's authority to provide health care services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 122, Health and Safety Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 122.0075 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 122.0075. PROVISION OF SERVICES BY COUNTY. (a) As a |
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county determines necessary to protect the public health, safety, |
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and welfare, the county may provide health care services to a person |
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in the county regardless of the person's income. The county may |
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provide funding for the health care services from the county |
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treasury. |
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(b) A county may establish standards and application, |
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documentation, and verification procedures for determining a |
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person's eligibility to receive health care services under this |
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section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |