Section 61.051 - Application of Subchapter(a) This subchapter applies to health care services and assistance provided to a person who resides in the service area of a public hospital or hospital district.(b) For the purposes of this subchapter, a hospital is not considered to be a public hospital and is not responsible for providing care under this subchapter if the hospital: (1) is owned, operated, or leased by a municipality with a population of less than 5,500;(2) was leased before January 1, 1981, by a municipality that at the time of the lease did not have a legal obligation to provide indigent health care; or(3) was established under Section 265.031.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.051
Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 16, eff. 9/1/1991. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1989.