Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided December 2, 1986Published
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. O.L. McCotter Director Texas Department of Corrections P.O. Box 99 Huntsville, Texas 77340
Re: Authority of the Texas Department of Corrections to assume medical costs with regard to the hospitalization of a premature infant born to an inmate
Dear Mr. McCotter:
You ask whether the Texas Department of Corrections (hereinafter the department) is responsible for the medical expenses of a premature infant born to a prison inmate. You provide the following background:
As a part of the medical services provided inmates incarcerated at the Gatesville and Mountain View Units, TDC contracts with…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Gomez v. PerezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Mills v. HabluetzelSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Harrington v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
- State of Texas v. Ragland Clinic-HospitalTexas Supreme Court · 1942
- In the Interest of GuilloryCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981
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