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Health and Safety Code §61.030

In force on Feb 04, 2008 · this text took effect Sep 01, 1989 · same as today's text

MANDATED PROVIDER

A county may select one or more providers of health care services. The county may require eligible county residents to obtain care from a mandated provider except: (1) in an emergency; (2) when medically inappropriate; or (3) when care is not available.

History: Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Nov 08, 2026.

Every version on file

Effective Sep 01, 1989 · seen Nov 2026–Nov 2026

Attorney General opinions that cite it

GA-0652 (Feb 04, 2008): Whether a county's alleged underpayment to indigent health care providers is an unconstitutional debt for purposes of article XI, section 7 of the Texas Constitution

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