Texas § 511.0098 PRISONER HEALTH BENEFITS COVERAGE INFORMATION; PAYMENT FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.

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§ 511.0098 — PRISONER HEALTH BENEFITS COVERAGE INFORMATION; PAYMENT FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.

Texas § 511.0098

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 511.0098 (2026).

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Sec. 511.0098. PRISONER HEALTH BENEFITS COVERAGE INFORMATION; PAYMENT FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.

(a)The commission shall adopt procedures by which a local mental health authority or other mental health services provider providing services to a prisoner in a county jail under a contract with the county may collect the following from a prisoner who receives those services and is covered by health insurance or other health benefits coverage:

(1)the name of the policyholder or group contract holder;

(2)the number of the policy or evidence of coverage;

(3)a copy of the health coverage membership card, if available; and

(4)any other information necessary for the prisoner to obtain benefits under the coverage.

(b)A local mental health authority or other mental health services provider who

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Sec. 511.0098. PRISONER HEALTH BENEFITS COVERAGE INFORMATION; PAYMENT FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. (a) The commission shall adopt procedures by which a local mental health authority or other mental health services provider providing services to a prisoner in a county jail under a contract with the county may collect the following from a prisoner who receives those services and is covered by health insurance or other health benefits coverage:
(1) the name of the policyholder or group contract holder;
(2) the number of the policy or evidence of coverage;
(3) a copy of the health coverage membership card, if available; and
(4) any other information necessary for the prisoner to obtain benefits under the coverage.
(b) A local mental health authority or other mental health services provider who provides mental health services to a prisoner under a contract with a county may arrange for the issuer of the health insurance policy or other health benefits coverage to pay for those services.