Sec. 12.032.  FEES FOR PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES.  (a)  The executive commissioner by rule may adopt fees to be collected by the department from a person who receives public health services from the department.
(b)  The executive commissioner by rule may require department contractors to collect fees for public health services provided by department contractors participating in the department's programs.  A department contractor shall retain a fee collected under this subsection and shall use the fee in accordance with the contract provisions.
(c)  The amount of a fee collected for a public health service may not exceed the cost to the department of providing the service.
(d)  The executive commissioner by rule may establish a fee schedule.  In establishing the schedule, the executive commissioner shall consider a person's ability to pay the entire amount of a fee.
(e)  The executive commissioner may not deny public health services to a person because of the person's inability to pay for the services.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by: 
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0026, eff. April 2, 2015.