Sec. 295.003. MUNICIPAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER PARTICIPATION PROGRAM; PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAM. (a) A municipal health care provider participation program authorizes a municipality to collect a mandatory payment from each institutional health care provider located in the municipality to be deposited in a local provider participation fund established by the municipality. Money in the fund may be used by the municipality to fund certain intergovernmental transfers and indigent care programs as provided by this chapter.

(b) The governing body of a municipality may adopt an ordinance authorizing a municipality to participate in the program, subject to the limitations provided by this chapter.

Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 122 (S.B. 1387), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2015.