Tex. Health & Safety Code § 81.210 · Subchapter G. COURT ORDERS FOR MANAGEMENT OF PERSONS WITH COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
COSTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A county shall pay the costs for a hearing or proceeding under this subchapter if a health authority:
(1) initiates an application for a court order under Section 81.151; or
(2) has an application for court-ordered management transferred to it under Section 81.157.
(b) Costs under this section include:
(1) attorney's fees;
(2) physician examination fees;
(3) compensation for court-ordered personal services;
(4) security; and
(5) expenses of transportation to a designated facility.
(c) A county is entitled to reimbursement for costs actually paid by the county from:
(1) the person who is the subject of the application; or
(2) a person or estate liable for the person's support.
(d) The department shall pay the costs of returning a person absent without authorization unless the person is able to pay the costs.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 242, Sec. 19 eff. May 23, 1997.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.81.htm
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