Sec. 61.051.  APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.  (a)  This subchapter applies to health care services and assistance provided to a person who resides in the service area of a public hospital or hospital district.
(b)  For the purposes of this subchapter, a hospital is not considered to be a public hospital and is not responsible for providing care under this subchapter if the hospital:
(1)  is owned, operated, or leased by a municipality with a population of less than 5,500;
(2)  was leased before January 1, 1981, by a municipality that at the time of the lease did not have a legal obligation to provide indigent health care;  or
(3)  was established under Section 265.031.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.