Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1944 )

.... 23.5 -‘\ 2 :’ 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 aaalatant