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O&FlCE ,OF THE Al-l-ORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Dwr air:
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the adminlatr6tioa
,31Aer the raot6
ion of thi8 'amp
ro1lont
proofeta Jour opinion with reference
nt oa&ng h~d6ril funda allotsd for
ICamrgenojMaternity and XaifaxitCarea'fn.payingior
96X6 ~~VOlIWit68 Of iataOt# Of.6llli5ted2FaWi.Whih
thsf'ira without the bound8 of kXa8. Bpeoliioallp,
m6y th6 Stata Departeemt Or B6alth pay'foz aarn gf~811
riY66 or ini6ntr while ~thap 8~8 in other states o?
~th4 Unioa.
'"Pl%aBe aOadd6r tb% folloUing 6tat6mmt OOnt6iR-
ed in the Dtreetfve of.tbe U. S. Children'6 &.m66u
$ioh say bb pertinent to thie queetlon:
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Eonorablr George X. Co&, g~g6 2
"'ihe Childma 8 Bur6au urges thxt tit%
lauuigenoy'a6t%rSt~ and infant 06r6 be
_ ~@kRiai8t)l’%sd 80 that atat. btirbere Wi11.
00% b% a barrier to the $%rOtl66% of rem-
106 6Itd th# prO~t#iOn Of 06r6. Xhath'tir
oag. se ~aiitborit6dIn th6 Sttotoin which
tti rppliimnt lives or ,fotE0 State In
UhiCi~Wl~ 18 t0 k &V6a r6htiT%4 ilS-
I
., Illltefiil,’ 8bl6%‘~t& 66fl16%8~ UP6 iinrnoad
ihJI s%d6ti, htUd8 -6ttt6d t0 th% Stat6
oa a 0+8% ba8I8. Par ewple, *ban a
phybleI6.a aotlol~ la yoiu Stat0 re-
QU%6$8 au'~
x rintioa,ior 6QC8 tor 811
%l&33ti16 #ttiOnt, 18 r%&mmended
it that
%Unh:WithOXh6t&Xl 6PJGot%d b8
ilT68fi.OtiV6
Of kðer the.patI&nt -18 Alvin& In your
titta~*.Qt i8 t0 b6 $%l$V%r%d it3 Jortr Stat6
or.ln an adJo,*bg.State. If hospital
hiI+~$ tier 8uah,oiroilPultQn%%% la to
ba Sn:%m adjoining Stat%, authoriaation
$OEhq8pital 0-e I8 r600ma%nd66, 6t t@6
86m6 rat. thi8 bO~pi+Rl il, paid by the
adjoin$dg St8t6, proVld6d that th6 hO8pit.d
ha8 be'@ approvrrdior the %06rgen,oy titer-
nlty an4 lnfantyagre profgwm bf the State
.' hiiclth.+agqiey'oi th6 Stats in wb.iahth%
benpltal i8 J.ooatd. Th6 adjqining State
health agenay should be advised of thee%
. .aut&r&sgtiozm w that prorlqloa may be
made by, th$n ior ~aOrSlB& or 00Oi6l 8@rv-
iO%8e:’ +- 5Up3V18iIBnt .tO xa =OrMtiOS
Cifotilar! NOO.13, July SC, 1943.
*A180 OOa8Id6lrth6 following a8 g1Ven in 6nOthOr
lectlon of vaq InfoayultIoaClraular No. 1s. fseued
Maroh, 10411:
"'&y woman in the It6t0, $rnt@OtiY6
oi 16($6X jm3id6nor, whose hwband 18 811
%ldi8t%d daplti tb mu. 8. ----Will b0
%ligibl% for tb.m%6ioal and hospital
raaternIty,8srrIc8.-4 SIgllarly, any In-
bat under.one year of age.whom father
Wan anliat66 mea --- will be 6ligiblo
ior p6dIatriO and oth6r t66dIoa1,6Ul-@C61,
and hoepit6l care provided Ulld6r the plan.'
‘I rO6p6OtfUlly Z’6qUe8t 6Il O~i.SliOll UpOIl thl6 qwstton
in ordsr that 1166~ properly.administer iunde alloted Texas
for this a%rvlce."
* 780
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‘lOtAl 16tt%S Ot 6 16t%Z d6t% 6U~plSllKVAtin~ th6 iota-
going r6qas6t i6 a9 Lollowsa,
"I:UB bt?+ttdtn@ YOU 6 liU~~~~lf#bZitt0 th6 r6qtl%6t
trara$hla dspart@%at d6t.d D%oaPb6r 14, 1943, for
68 Opini~ Ofirh%t&br of not the Rtst6 Dbpsrtwmt
a$ R%%lth 8h%ald p8y for k6dIo61 6ti/lr h%6p:t61
8anfO*r, rfm@Nd to t&i WiVeq %nd ohtldma of en-
lI8t%d,nUn *$%n tii8 aaT@ U68 &i+%n 6uWIde two
bouad6ria8 Of the.cltet%.~The fUCd6 Zbr.the pay&t
of this omxe am shed% at6ilcrb~6 for thi8 purpose
6ti.lld~i+t%r%d .thrOtigb: th% OhildS%n*8 @t&%60
Of tit@ b%p6rtl66EtOf bbOT.
$0
-1.8h61i- att8tRJst @&dry the qUk@titiQ .6t6ted
,in the l%tWr oi D8O%mb%r14. Tb% Qhildr%n*8.Btu%%u,
In tEeir.Qiiwt$;ite quoted 3s o&r prrwloua l%tt%r,
etotru’ tbfit h&% 8bfi batm@ry sh%%ld be no brrrrier
in t&% psymeaa~~ of there,8fWvIwti, whereas the pl6n
th$b ~89 pert&fled by the Att6rDbJ 0%KI%r61~
8t6tU8
th6t any nom6n'%r ,infaat tuul%r Qqlt pap of ag% 1Iolng
In th%~etalie 6nd rho $0,%l$&ibl6:ail1 b6 entitled to
the wdioal aad@ bospitsl 8626, 6r@.th6 paymctatfor
this 06r% till be 1~8d~:Troathe fed%rel tonde that.
ar6 aV6il6bl6. St ehotid be mot66 th6t %n me utor-
ney~(I%mr618% OpInI%n Btib6r O-tW3, OaCober 19, lQ4S,
it %t6t66 that t.h68t6t% Rs6lth D6pllStllWtii36OtIng
66 6ll6dnati%tH5tiW 6g6Bt SOS th6 ChildrQn16 %Utf$6ll
oi th% De~6rtmutt of Isbar. Th6 gu%8tlcm, ~thsr%for%,
ir; *06n S'h%gti+ps.ZI%rlth Pbpsttmtit pay for hoapitaliz-
atioa and a%di%al Obr% madered in the torQ%ring atst6m
and StilL SOU&dy with th% .8t6t% l#t6tUt%S OQ,aa%&‘ning
the sa3iIni%trai;ion
of tund8t'
"1 hop6 thfs will glr% you euffIol~ infortitlon
to #lCtSifyour qU%8tiOn, *~* **
In OonneoGIon with the qrrsetiasund%r aoa6Id6ratIon n%
h6V6 errrklilly aoneId%nd th6 8tat%S%l&6 aoat6Snod in fh% Dir%etit%
ot the U. b. Ohildr%h'6 Rur66u, whi6h a&% quoted ia yoL~r.letter,
o%r Opinion No. 0=5l3SS,and Yub8eation 10 of 5%6tion 2, CZensrftl
Ptiovl6lon8,3. 8. R%o;:'bWk,, ths depa~torsntoi 6ppropri6tlon biil,
48th Leglalatur%, 1993, p%ge 10&l, uhfah X%646 e6 ioSlowa:
Assistant
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