Limitation of County Liability

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.035, under Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act.

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.035

Sec. 61.035. LIMITATION OF COUNTY LIABILITY. The maximum county liability for each state fiscal year for health care services provided by all assistance providers, including a hospital and a skilled nursing facility, to each eligible county resident is: (1) $30,000; or (2) the payment of 30 days of hospitalization or treatment in a skilled nursing facility, or both, or $30,000, whichever occurs first, if the county provides hospital or skilled nursing facility services to the resident. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.