{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-81.210","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.210","heading":"COSTS.","body":"(a) A county shall pay the costs for a hearing or proceeding under this subchapter if a health authority:\n(1) initiates an application for a court order under Section 81.151; or\n(2) has an application for court-ordered management transferred to it under Section 81.157.\n(b) Costs under this section include:\n(1) attorney's fees;\n(2) physician examination fees;\n(3) compensation for court-ordered personal services;\n(4) security; and\n(5) expenses of transportation to a designated facility.\n(c) A county is entitled to reimbursement for costs actually paid by the county from:\n(1) the person who is the subject of the application; or\n(2) a person or estate liable for the person's support.\n(d) The department shall pay the costs of returning a person absent without authorization unless the person is able to pay the costs.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 242, Sec. 19 eff. May 23, 1997.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 2. HEALTH","SUBTITLE D. PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND REPORTS OF DISEASES; PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES","CHAPTER 81. COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTERS; PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES","SUBCHAPTER G. COURT ORDERS FOR MANAGEMENT OF PERSONS WITH COMMUNICABLE DISEASES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.81.htm#81.210","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"a1e688b531111cb9e1a08ba017711ad2441ec333aed52b7cd6a6e6d1dfe08971","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-81.209","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-81.211"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}