Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 61.022 - County Obligation(a) A county shall provide health care assistance as prescribed by this subchapter to each of its eligible county residents.(b) The county is the payor of last resort and shall provide assistance only if other adequate public or private sources of payment are not available.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.022
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1989.