Section 263.080 - Admission of Persons From Adjacent County The superintendent shall admit to the hospital a person sent by the commissioners court of an adjacent county if:
(1) the adjacent county has contracted with the board of managers for the care and treatment of persons who are sick or injured;(2) the person resides in the adjacent county at the time of the application for admission to the hospital; and(3) there is sufficient provision for the care of persons who are sick or injured and who reside in the county in which the hospital is located.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 263.080
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1989.