Sec. 13.043.  GRATUITIES PROHIBITED.  (a)  A patient in a public health hospital may not offer an officer, agent, or employee of the hospital a tip, payment, or reward of any kind.
(b)  A patient who violates this section may be expelled from the hospital.  An employee who accepts a tip, payment, or reward of any kind from a patient may be discharged.
(c)  The department shall strictly enforce this section.
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. 3.0062, eff. April 2, 2015.