{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-87.023","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 87.023","heading":"REFERRAL FOR SERVICES.","body":"A child who meets the medical criteria prescribed by department rule, and the child's family, shall be referred to the department's case management program for guidance in applying for financial or medical assistance available through existing state and federal programs.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 602, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0297, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 2. HEALTH","SUBTITLE D. PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND REPORTS OF DISEASES; PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES","CHAPTER 87. BIRTH DEFECTS","SUBCHAPTER B. BIRTH DEFECTS MONITORING PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.87.htm#87.023","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"593f904be9c9fdc5fb9fd7880ecc7e9a0f2f678cfab5a4df100dca596c1fbb30","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-87.022","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-87.041"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}