Sec. 13.038. CLASSIFICATION OF PATIENTS; LIEN. (a) A patient admitted to a public health hospital is a public patient and classified as indigent, nonindigent, or nonresident. (b) An indigent public patient is a person who: (1) does not possess property of any kind; (2) has no person who is legally responsible for the patient's support; and (3) is unable to reimburse the state. (c) A nonindigent public patient is a person who possesses property out of which the state may be reimbursed, or who has a person who is legally responsible for the patient's support. (d) Except as provided by Section 13.040 , the state shall support and maintain an indigent or nonindigent public patient at state expense but is entitled to reimbursement for a nonindigent public patient's support. (e) The state's claim for nonindigent support and maintenance constitutes a lien against the property of the patient or the legally responsible person who is financially able to contribute. (f) A nonresident public patient is a person who is admitted in accordance with an interstate agreement under Section 13.046 .
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