Section 511.0098 - Prisoner Health Benefits Coverage Information; Payment for Mental Health Services(a) The commission shall adopt procedures by which a local mental health authority or other mental health services provider providing services to a prisoner in a county jail under a contract with the county may collect the following from a prisoner who receives those services and is covered by health insurance or other health benefits coverage:(1) the name of the policyholder or group contract holder;(2) the number of the policy or evidence of coverage;(3) a copy of the health coverage membership card, if available; and(4) any other information necessary for the prisoner to obtain benefits under the coverage.(b) A local mental health authority or other mental health services provider who provides mental health services to a prisoner under a contract with a county may arrange for the issuer of the health insurance policy or other health benefits coverage to pay for those services.Tex. Gov't. Code § 511.0098
Added by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 1195,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2019.