# Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.002: DEFINITIONS

> Texas · Statutes · Repealed

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C61_S61.002

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.002
- **Heading:** DEFINITIONS
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** Repealed
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 61 / Section 61.002

## Text

In this chapter:

(1) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(21), eff. April 2, 2015.

(2) "Eligible county resident" means an eligible resident of a county who does not reside in the service area of a public hospital or hospital district.

(3) "Eligible resident" means a person who meets the income and resources requirements established by this chapter or by the governmental entity, public hospital, or hospital district in whose jurisdiction the person resides.

(4) "Emergency services" has the meaning assigned by Chapter 773.

(5) "General revenue levy" means:

(A) the property taxes imposed by a county that are not dedicated to:

(i) the construction and maintenance of farm-to-market roads under Article VIII, Section 1-a, Texas Constitution;

(ii) flood control under Article VIII, Section 1-a, Texas Constitution;

(iii) the further maintenance of the public roads under Article VIII, Section 9, Texas Constitution; or

(iv) the payment of principal or interest on county debt; and

(B) the sales and use tax revenue to be received by the county during the calendar year in which the state fiscal year begins under Chapter 323, Tax Code, as determined under Section 26.041(d), Tax Code.

(6) "Governmental entity" includes a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state, but does not include a hospital district or hospital authority.

(7) "Hospital district" means a hospital district created under the authority of Article IX, Sections 4-11, of the Texas Constitution.

(8) "Mandated provider" means a person who provides health care services, is selected by a county, public hospital, or hospital district, and agrees to provide health care services to eligible residents, including the primary teaching hospital of a state medical school located in a county which does not have a public hospital or hospital district, and the faculty members practicing in both the inpatient and outpatient care facilities affiliated with the teaching hospital.

(9) "Medicaid" means the medical assistance program provided under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code.

(10) "Public hospital" means a hospital owned, operated, or leased by a governmental entity, except as provided by Section 61.051.

(11) "Service area" means the geographic region in which a governmental entity, public hospital, or hospital district has a legal obligation to provide health care services.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.001 § 61.001. SHORT TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C61_S61.001.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.002 § 61.002. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C61_S61.002.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.003 § 61.003. RESIDENCE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C61_S61.003.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.004 § 61.004. RESIDENCE OR ELIGIBILITY DISPUTE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C61_S61.004.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.005 § 61.005. CONTRIBUTION TOWARD COST OF ASSISTANCE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C61_S61.005.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.006 § 61.006. STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C61_S61.006.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.007 § 61.007. INFORMATION PROVIDED BY APPLICANT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C61_S61.007.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.008 § 61.008. ELIGIBILITY RULES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C61_S61.008.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.009 § 61.009. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C61_S61.009.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.010 § 61.010. DEDICATED TAX REVENUES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C61_S61.010.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.011 § 61.011. SERVICES BY STATE HOSPITAL OR CLINIC.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C61_S61.011.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.012 § 61.012. REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C61_S61.012.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.021 § 61.021. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C61_S61.021.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.022 § 61.022. COUNTY OBLIGATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C61_S61.022.md)

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