82R2297 SJM-D
By: Gonzales of Hidalgo H.B. No. 394
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of certain counties to provide health
care services.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 122, Health and Safety Code, is amended
by adding Section 122.0075 to read as follows:
Sec. 122.0075. PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES BY CERTAIN
COUNTIES. (a) As the county determines necessary to protect the
public health, safety, and welfare, a county located on the
Texas-Mexico border may provide health care services to a person in
the county regardless of the person's income. The county may
provide funding for the health care services from the county
treasury.
(b) A county may establish the standards and the
application, documentation, and verification procedures for
determining a person's eligibility to receive health care services
under this section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2011.