Section 43.05. Securing financial information

(a)  A  person  who applies for the reduction or waiver of fees on the
  ground of inability to pay shall disclose all assets and  shall  file  a
  release to permit the department to investigate resources and assets and
  to verify statements made in the application.
    (b)  The  commissioner  or  his authorized representatives may develop
  sufficient financial information through investigations and  shall  have
  the  power  to initiate proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction
  to discover property, including the examination and  inventory  of  safe
  deposit  boxes leased by a patient, and to otherwise secure payment from
  all patients or persons liable for them.
    (c) Banking organizations, insurance companies, brokers,  fiduciaries,
  business   managers,   guardians,  trustees,  representative  payees  of
  resources and assets of a patient, or  any  relative  or  person  having
  knowledge  of any resources and assets of a patient, upon request of the
  commissioner  or  his  authorized  representative,  shall  furnish  full
  information  on  the  resources and assets of a patient or of any person
  legally responsible for the support of a patient.