Critical Care

This Application must be completed in order to obtain the designation of Critical Care or Chronic Condition Status with San Patricio Electric Cooperative. This Application will not be processed and approved if incomplete, unreadable, or improperly submitted. All information is required, unless otherwise indicated. Submission of this application does not automatically result in chronic condition or critical care status. Notification of the status granted will be provided to the customer at the mailing address provided.

Pursuant to the rules of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, designation as a chronic condition or critical care residential customer does not relieve a customer of the obligation to pay for electric service, and service may be disconnected for failure to pay.

Chronic condition or critical care status does not guarantee an uninterrupted, regular, or continuous power supply. If electricity is a necessity, you must make other arrangements for on-site back-up capabilities or other alternatives in the event of loss of electric service.

For questions about this application, please contact the cooperative during normal business hours at 361-364-2220.
Contact Information
SPEC Member Contact Information
Is your mailing address different than your service address?
Mailing Address
Patient Information
Patient's Name
(Name of the patient, who is living permanently at the service address, and who needs critical care or chronic condition status. The patient may be the same person as the member.)
Detail any electrically-powered equipment used for your care
Attach a physician's directive or prescription detailing life-support needs.
Attach a physician's directive or prescription detailing life-support needs.
One file only.
100 MB limit.
Allowed types: jpg, png, txt, pdf, doc, docx, ppt, pptx, xls, xlsx, xml, zip.
Emergency Contact Information
Your application will be rejected unless you include an emergency contact name or select "I choose not to provide an emergency contact name". Failure to include an emergency contact may result in the disconection of your electric service if SPEC is unable to contact you and your electric bill is overdue.
Emergency Preparedness

Inclusion on SPEC's crital care list does not guarantee an uninterrupted, regular or continuous power supply. If electricity is a necessity, you must make other arrangements for on-site back-up capabilities or other alternatives in the event of loss of electric service.

Do you have a standby generator?
Do you have battery backup?
I have read and understood the information and certify that the information provided on this Application is correct. I understand the information may also be used to determine whether I am eligible for additional notices and other protections relating to my electric service available under Public Utility Commission rules, and may be used to provide notices relating to my electric service to the Emergency Contact.
I have read and understood the information and certify that the information provided in this application about me (or the patient) is correct. I agree to the release of the information on this form concerning my (or the patient’s) medical condition for the purposes stated on this application.