Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS GREG ABBOTT July 22,2004 The Honorable Jane Nelson Opinion No. GA-02 19 Chair, Health and Human Services Committee Texas State Senate Re: Whether section 285.201, Health and Post Office Box 12068 Safety Code, requires a hospital district to Austin, Texas 7871 l-2068 provide nonemergency public health services to undocumented persons who are otherwise ineligible for those benefits under federal law (RQ-0178-GA) Dear Senator Nelson: You ask whether section 285.201 of the Health and Safety Code requires a hospital district to provide nonemergency public health services…