25 Tex. Admin. Code § 97.180 - Resource Allocation
Under the terms of Chapter 786, §3, 73rd Legislature (Act), the costs of providing inmate screening, evaluation, and treatment is supported by a combination of individual counties and judicial districts, Texas Department of Health (department), and Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) funds. The following terms govern this allocation.
(1) Texas Department of Health. The Texas
Department of Health (department) shall supply the materials, pharmaceuticals,
and laboratory services to covered jails and community corrections facilities
that are necessary to accomplish the screening required by the Act, and provide
other services requested by individual counties and judicial districts, where
such services can be reasonably provided. These materials, drugs, and services
may be requested from the Texas Department of Health, Tuberculosis Elimination
Division, 1100 West 49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756.
(2) Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
(A) The Texas Department of Criminal Justice
(TDCJ) shall provide funds for administering screenings, evaluating inmates,
and administering drugs to two classes of inmates suspected of having an active
case of tuberculosis. The two classes are:
(i) inmates whose paperwork and processing
required under Code of Criminal Procedure, 8, Subsection (a), Article 42.09,
has been completed; and
(ii)
inmates in a community corrections facility.
(B) The TDCJ shall reimburse a county or
judicial district in the same manner provided for reimbursements under
Government Code, §
499.123.
(3) Counties and judicial
districts. Counties and judicial districts shall provide funds for
administering screenings, evaluating inmates, and administering drugs to
inmates suspected of having an active case of tuberculosis:
(A) for inmates who are pretrial, inmates
whose paperwork and processing under Code of Criminal Procedure, §8,
Subsection (a), Article 42.09, is not completed; and
(B) for inmates who are not to be transferred
to a TDCJ facility.
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