Sec. 263.082.  PAYMENT BY PATIENT.  (a)  A patient may not be permitted to pay an amount for the patient's maintenance in the hospital greater than the average per capita cost of maintenance in the hospital, including a reasonable allowance for the interest on the cost of the hospital.
(b)  An officer or employee of a county hospital may not accept from a patient a fee, payment, or gratuity for any service.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.