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L OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
4 AUSTIN
nammibla Osorga W. Cax
state EiaaltlI
Offlaer
Team Sute Boati of Eealth
nuotln 2, Taura
Dear sir:
You have re~ltort thfmdeprrtaeat'
upenthm aborerwted bubj OH yourmQue*t
8a rollou6t
aale 4412th
t3w
ChildYezTme br
e Revind Civilstat-
00 the follou~ quss-
the reepoaelbilityct the SUta
lth tar ths lfoenaingof plaaea
or mhelterirrgot f.aZaat
+hiildrsaP
ertstgEiow,Ssotfon 1.
*2. Whst is the lagalbefiaitw+tt
sad age
cla8~iiiaatiott
OS laiattts?
"3. whnt instltutioM,
typw OS hontes, rlfair,
aeeockatione,ceo'mtiozu~ox'indlv~tdualr
fell
~~li~nwt~ts % artlaleM&2, f&tteralty
@roup &ma,
.
mnomble GeorgeW. COS,p@ge2
'8. Ia the ChildIfelfweDivialooo lloenae
for nur54r145 aridahlldauiq 1Rat1tut1on5 aa
providedia uttole 44421%~auhjeat to a @or li-
cenalclgtar the car4 oilnTaat4hlldr4a4a pro-
&me, the latter
videdla Article4442 lioternlty
b$~q&t~h~napoaalbllltyOS the StateDepartmsnt
"The Dlvlalon of Child Velf4re haa raqwat-
ed the stateBealthOrflae~to eat up healthand
aaaltary rule5ead reguletlotts
forall type5 of
childaarefor whiahthatdlvlaioa obv ieaueaa
liaenae.
“5. W&et rule8 end regulatlaae doer the State
luthorltyto eat
Dep8rtmentOS Healthhava~tbe
uhlehoaa be enforced in this awet Artlale441 %I
end the bill for reor6ttttitrtl~ oi stek Depwtwnt
of BeulthSeetloa8 - autborltf wv vestedZa
StateXealtbOfflaerfor lettlag up ruler 4md
regulatlone . A 4 J of the propoa4d ruler end
la lw“po eed.”
r e g u letio na
artlele 4442, Vernota*a ClvllSatutea of Towa,
reed5lta pert t
%very fadividual, rirr, aaaoetetiao, or eor-
porrtian,ovol~,Lsep~,oodluntiagornuvglPg
snnnstltutLon or hwe for tha boardin a~ ahel-
of infantablldrea, or so-alled Qeby
FMt3 or uly lying-lahoaplt81, hoepita vati,
meteh~ home op othm phO4 for tb4 MOe$tlbn,.
44~4 and tr46tmaat OS pesuant*4mm, 4nd olukrg-
lng e fee or r4o4lv;tq or exwot%n@ ooapanWtloo
in the tray or row reat or bo@r& alas11obtain
aa annuallloeamevhlah-11 be laaaedw tbo
StateDQW~ oi Xaalthvltboutfee,ab~lloat be
trenaiereble to otherporeoneor other pwl845,
rrrd abnllexpireoatbe thirty-fiPatty$rfk-
aeaber aextfollouingthel55uM44.+. .
Artlole 44420,Vern0n~a G,lvllStettitea
oi P4W*,
rude in putt
Botioreble
George w. CM, pgptS
%tvuy paraoa, la a a a fetlo
ornoorpo~sioit,
4h4th4r op4mtingior aharity or rev4nu4~ rrho aball
own,oarrduat or managea day nuraedpp, ohlldren~a
baud* home,or ahlldplaofngegonor,of other
plaae ior the care or ouatodyoi ahlldren under
ffrt44m year5 of ege,or uho 5brl.l aollolttuW5
fn thio8tete for urj luuh pl444or inatltution,
ahll obtaia ln -1 ltoen44tramthe St&e
Boardol Iiealth, ublehlloea44ahallbe issued
vlthout fee,end under luab reaaombleud ual-
lm rulera&l regulationa es aaldBoardshall
~4aarib4. . . .*
84otfott a 0r rrtlole 6954, V4rtaoti~a civil 8tetut45,
OS Texas, gwwldeat
%a 110444hg,vlaltbg 4nd lnapsatioa of
all ag4aui4ar4qulr4d underChapter204, 444
oftls4o4.n4mlaad8p44l4lfa~8otMs~ is
s44414aoftb48&thgl*&tur41g2g Ro4&P-
edby the8tateBaardoiE4alth,ahe~b4uad la
to end 1 64 l put
h e ~b y tr a na ier r ed of the duties
of the Dlv%alenof childUelfw4 of theBate
Boarder Caawol."
The aha er referred to in the aboveautltm la otxl$
fled8a Artlale8p" &?a OS the CivilStautea rrpb ArtlO& 7Ola
Or thrr ~5~1 c0d4.
Fmmrreadloge1theabova quoted8rtlclea it does
rtht tha StateBo8rdof Healthaad the Dlvirloaof Child
We SW
'Y of the 8t4ta Baud of Cootcoldo havecoaaurrent jurla-
dlotlooin llaonalng lnatltutiona for the heltalns8nd boud-
of lnfaat ohl;ldnrr. Bovever, Lleetloa8 of Chapter208,pa.
7 of theAota 02 1929,Regular8eaalom,eobifhd&a ArtlCl6
88
44428,but vhiahaeationla not ret out Zn full ta the 08dltlua-
tfott, reads t
"AU lava end pwta at kva in Ocmfllot
here-
with4~4 &ruby
viafoaa OS Senate
Iaweoi the
mnorable Georgew. CM, page4
awe end tr4ate4nt of pegtaaat vamea uhlah 8r4 not
by tbs povfafotuof thisAOt.’
effected
fhe chapter referred to in thisnetion la Art1014 4442.
'fhua, all of nstlcle4442has beearepealed4x44~
that portionvhl8h epplleaor relates to lylag-In heapltala,
heepltelwards,meteralLy homer,er other plea68 iw the re-
~eptlon,o4r4 l,nd trutm4at ot pregnant v46an. S&no4a4ctlon
8 of &tf4la 6950has t~aferred the lloea41qg v;aitiDg 4rrd
inapeotion of l114g4~140 reaulred widerArtloie4442ato
the Dlvlaloaof ChildWelf'ere, it la t&e opirplba
of this de-
prtmant that the StateBoardof Eealthbaa 00 reaponalblllty
urdsrartiols 4442oottaemlag theboardlag OF shelterlag of
faram ablldrea. Thisreaponelb1llty liesIn the DlvlalonOS
childWolfen.
The foregoing
coa~lunloa,
ln8ofcu,
a* thla opfnfon
11~ boncertted,
makes it una444rau7 for? us to uaaver quaatloaa
two cad f4ur es th4y 4r4 aoat.
Prom vhatha heretofore been stated, it tallwa
tbt the t-5 ot howe, lnatltutlone, firm4 laaocldlom,
aorpontlow ao?lrdividuala ulthlnutlole 4422 am those re-
lating to lying-la hoepltela, hoaplteluerda,amterrtlty hems,
4r oth4r pleoea far th4 r444ptioa, 44r4 4od tr44ta4nt of peg-
Mat woun.
Artlole441&, V4rnoa~a Civilbtatutea of Taxes,
rude ia part t
"TheState Bee&h Offioer . . . rball~heve
the patter, vlththe eppoul of the SteteBeardof
iieelth, to peaaolbe 8ad prcauQpt6 aooh edalale-
tretlve rules 4rkd rag ieW%t with
Sine4the eboveartlol4give8the St8to W4lth Of-
ficeroal the paver,vlth thelppvovelof the Bawd, to pro-
es uad regulattona
earlbesttz woeattery Per-
for the effeotlve
fmmbn4e al his duties iaposed up@!&him by Irv, n a@e ai the
opfnf0tt the stat4 Dspam54nt or Raelth b44 a0 autimity to
Hopoc4ble
George Y. Cc& ~464 5
qraaulba rulesend reguletloaafor typaa of ahlldmre vhloh
the Dlvlalonof ChildHelf48-4 laaueaa lloen44. Phia oottalu-
elan1; baaedon our oplnlootht no dutyla lmpoud uponthe
State Bcwd 0s liealthto 1104n44,vlaltor faapeotthe54 in-
ltltutl9naproviding board rad ahelterof IMeat ehlldren.
Ye trust tkta foregoing ruly aaavera you4 l~ulriea.
Your5 very truly
AT%‘ORIfEf
OEIIRRAL
OF l'E&iS
itobnt 0. Ko4h -J
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