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TX Health & Safety Code § 286.042 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 286 - Hospital Districts Created by Voter Approval|Subchapter C. District Administration|Section 286.042. Director's Election

Sec. 286.042.  DIRECTOR'S ELECTION.  (a)  The initial directors shall be elected at an election to be held on the first Saturday in May following the creation of the district.(b)  If the directors are elected at large:(1)  the appropriate number of candidates receiving the highest number of votes at the initial election of directors are directors for the district;(2)  the number of directors equal to a majority of the directors who receive the highest number of votes at the initial election serve for a term of two years;  and(3)  the remaining directors serve for a term of one year.(c)  If the directors are elected by place:(1)  the candidate for a place receiving the highest number of votes for election to that place is a director for the district;(2)  a director elected to fill an even-numbered place at the initial election serves for a term of one year;  and(3)  a director elected to fill an odd-numbered place at the initial election serves for a term of two years.(d)  If the directors are elected from commissioners precincts and at large:(1)  the number of candidates equal to the number of directors to be elected from each precinct who receive the highest number of votes from a commissioner precinct are directors for that precinct;(2)  the number of candidates equal to the number of directors to be elected at large who receive the highest number of votes from the district at large are directors for the district at large;(3)  a candidate elected from an odd-numbered precinct at the initial election serves for a term of two years;(4)  a candidate elected from an even-numbered precinct at the initial election serves for a term of one year;(5)  a candidate elected as the director from the district at large at the initial election serves for a term of two years;  and(6)  if more than one director is elected at large, half of the directors elected serve two-year terms, and the other half serve one-year terms.(e)  After the initial election of directors, an election shall be held on the first Saturday in May each year to elect the appropriate number of successor directors for two-year terms.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.043 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 286 - Hospital Districts Created by Voter Approval|Subchapter C. District Administration|Section 286.043. Notice of Election

Sec. 286.043.  NOTICE OF ELECTION.  Before the 35th day before the date of an election of directors, notice of the election shall be published one time in a newspaper with general circulation in the district.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.044 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 286 - Hospital Districts Created by Voter Approval|Subchapter C. District Administration|Section 286.044. Petition

Sec. 286.044.  PETITION.  (a)  A person who wishes to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director must file an application with the secretary of the board.(b)  The application must be filed with the secretary not later than the 31st day before the date of the election.(c)  If directors are elected by place, the application must specify the place for which the applicant is to be a candidate.(d)  If the directors are elected from commissioners precincts and at large, the application must specify:(1)  the commissioner precinct the candidate wishes to represent;  or(2)  that the candidate wishes to represent the district at large.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 286 - Hospital Districts Created by Voter Approval|Subchapter C. District Administration|Section 286.045. Qualifications for Office

Sec. 286.045.  QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.  (a)  To be eligible to be a candidate for or to serve as a director, a person must be:(1)  a resident of the district;  and(2)  a qualified voter.(b)  In addition to the qualifications required by Subsection (a), if directors are elected from commissioners precincts, a person who is elected from a commissioner precinct or who is appointed to fill a vacancy for a commissioner precinct must be a resident of that commissioner precinct.(c)  An employee of the district may not serve as a director.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.046 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 286 - Hospital Districts Created by Voter Approval|Subchapter C. District Administration|Section 286.046. Bond

Sec. 286.046.  BOND.  (a)  Before assuming the duties of the office, each director must execute a bond for $5,000 payable to the district, conditioned on the faithful performance of the person's duties as director.(b)  The bond shall be kept in the permanent records of the district.(c)  The board may pay for directors' bonds with district funds.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.047 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 286 - Hospital Districts Created by Voter Approval|Subchapter C. District Administration|Section 286.047. Board Vacancy

Sec. 286.047.  BOARD VACANCY.  A vacancy in the office of director shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment by the remaining directors.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.048 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 286 - Hospital Districts Created by Voter Approval|Subchapter C. District Administration|Section 286.048. Officers

Sec. 286.048.  OFFICERS.  (a)  The board shall elect from among its members a president and a vice-president.(b)  The board shall appoint a secretary who need not be a director.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.049 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 286 - Hospital Districts Created by Voter Approval|Subchapter C. District Administration|Section 286.049. Officers' Terms; Vacancy

Sec. 286.049.  OFFICERS' TERMS;  VACANCY.  (a)  Each officer of the board serves for a term of one year.(b)  The board shall fill a vacancy in a board office for the unexpired term.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.050 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 286 - Hospital Districts Created by Voter Approval|Subchapter C. District Administration|Section 286.050. Compensation

Sec. 286.050.  COMPENSATION.  (a)  Directors and officers serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.(b)  Expenses reimbursed under this section must be:(1)  reported in the district's minute book or other district records;  and(2)  approved by the board.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 286 - Hospital Districts Created by Voter Approval|Subchapter C. District Administration|Section 286.051. Voting Requirement

Sec. 286.051.  VOTING REQUIREMENT.  A majority of the members of the board voting must concur in a matter relating to the business of the district.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 286 - Hospital Districts Created by Voter Approval|Subchapter C. District Administration|Section 286.052. Administrator, Assistant Administrator, and Attorney

Sec. 286.052.  ADMINISTRATOR, ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR, AND ATTORNEY.  (a)  The board may appoint qualified persons as administrator of the district, assistant administrator, and attorney for the district.(b)  The administrator, assistant administrator, and attorney serve at the will of the board.(c)  The administrator, assistant administrator, and attorney are entitled to compensation as determined by the board.(d)  Before assuming the administrator's duties, the administrator shall execute a bond payable to the hospital district in an amount not less than $5,000 as determined by the board, conditioned on the faithful performance of the administrator's duties under this chapter.  The board may pay for the bond with district funds.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 286 - Hospital Districts Created by Voter Approval|Subchapter C. District Administration|Section 286.053. Appointments to Staff

Sec. 286.053.  APPOINTMENTS TO STAFF.  The board may:(1)  appoint to the staff any doctors the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district;  and(2)  make temporary appointments the board considers necessary.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 286 - Hospital Districts Created by Voter Approval|Subchapter C. District Administration|Section 286.054. Technicians, Nurses, and Other District Employees

Sec. 286.054.  TECHNICIANS, NURSES, AND OTHER DISTRICT EMPLOYEES.  (a)  The district may employ technicians, nurses, fiscal agents, accountants, architects, additional attorneys, and other necessary employees.(b)  The board may delegate to the administrator the authority to employ persons for the district.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 286 - Hospital Districts Created by Voter Approval|Subchapter C. District Administration|Section 286.055. General Duties of Administrator

Sec. 286.055.  GENERAL DUTIES OF ADMINISTRATOR.  The administrator shall:(1)  supervise the work and activities of the district;  and(2)  direct the general affairs of the district, subject to the limitations prescribed by the board.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 286 - Hospital Districts Created by Voter Approval|Subchapter C. District Administration|Section 286.056. Retirement Benefits

Sec. 286.056.  RETIREMENT BENEFITS.  The board may provide retirement benefits for employees of the district by:(1)  establishing or administering a retirement program;  or(2)  electing to participate in the Texas County and District Retirement System or in any other statewide retirement system in which the district is eligible to participate.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 286 - Hospital Districts Created by Voter Approval|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 286.071. Responsibility of Governmental Entity

Sec. 286.071.  RESPONSIBILITY OF GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.  On creation of a district, a county, municipality, or other governmental entity in which the district is located shall convey or transfer to the district:(1)  title to land, buildings, improvements, and equipment related to the hospital system located wholly in the district that are owned by the county, municipality, or other governmental entity in which the district is located;(2)  operating funds and reserves for operating expenses and funds that have been budgeted by the county, municipality, or other governmental entity in which the district is located to provide medical care for residents of the district for the remainder of the fiscal year in which the district is established;(3)  taxes levied by the county, municipality, or other governmental entity in which the district is located for hospital purposes for residents of the district for the year in which the district is created;  and(4)  funds established for payment of indebtedness assumed by the district.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 286 - Hospital Districts Created by Voter Approval|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 286.072. Limitation on Governmental Entity

Sec. 286.072.  LIMITATION ON GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.  On or after creation of the district, a county, municipality, or other governmental entity in which the district is located may not levy taxes or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes or for providing medical care for the residents of the district.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.073 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 286 - Hospital Districts Created by Voter Approval|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 286.073. District Responsibilities

Sec. 286.073.  DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITIES.  (a)  On creation of a district, the district:(1)  assumes full responsibility for operating hospital facilities and for furnishing medical and hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants;(2)  assumes any outstanding indebtedness incurred by a county, municipality, or other governmental entity in which all or part of the district is located in providing hospital care for residents of the territory of the district before the district's creation;  and(3)  may operate or provide for the operation of a mobile emergency medical service.(b)  If part of a county, municipality, or other governmental entity is included in a district and part is not included in the district, the amount of indebtedness the district assumes under Subsection (a)(2) is that portion of the total outstanding indebtedness of the county, municipality, or other entity for hospital care for all residents of the county, municipality, or other entity that the value of taxable property in the district bears to the total value of taxable property in the county, municipality, or other entity according to the last preceding approved assessment rolls of the county, municipality, or other entity before the district is confirmed.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.074 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 286 - Hospital Districts Created by Voter Approval|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 286.074. Management, Control, and Administration

Sec. 286.074.  MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION.  The board shall manage, control, and administer the hospital system and the funds and resources of the district.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.075 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 286 - Hospital Districts Created by Voter Approval|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 286.075. District Rules

Sec. 286.075.  DISTRICT RULES.  The board may adopt rules governing the operation of the hospital and hospital system and the duties, functions, and responsibilities of district staff and employees.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.076 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 286 - Hospital Districts Created by Voter Approval|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 286.076. Methods and Procedures

Sec. 286.076.  METHODS AND PROCEDURES.  The board may prescribe:(1)  the method of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district;  and(2)  accounting and control procedures for the district.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.077 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 286 - Hospital Districts Created by Voter Approval|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 286.077. Hospital Property, Facilities, and Equipment

Sec. 286.077.  HOSPITAL PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT.  (a)  The board shall determine:(1)  the type, number, and location of buildings required to establish and maintain an adequate hospital system;  and(2)  the type of equipment necessary for hospital care.(b)  The board may:(1)  acquire property, facilities, and equipment for the district for use in the hospital system;(2)  mortgage or pledge the property, facilities, or equipment acquired as security for the payment of the purchase price;(3)  transfer by lease to physicians, individuals, companies, corporations, or other legal entities or acquire by lease district hospital facilities;  and(4)  sell or otherwise dispose of district property, facilities, or equipment.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.078 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 286 - Hospital Districts Created by Voter Approval|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 286.078. Construction Contracts

Sec. 286.078.  CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.  (a)  The board may enter into construction contracts for the district.(b)  The board may enter into construction contracts that involve spending more than $10,000 only after competitive bidding as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 271, Local Government Code.(c)  Chapter 2253, Government Code, as it relates to performance and payment bonds, applies to construction contracts let by the district.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(17), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.079 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 286 - Hospital Districts Created by Voter Approval|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 286.079. District Operating and Management Contracts

Sec. 286.079.  DISTRICT OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS.  The board may enter into operating or management contracts relating to hospital facilities.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.080 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 286 - Hospital Districts Created by Voter Approval|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 286.080. Eminent Domain

Sec. 286.080.  EMINENT DOMAIN.  (a)  A district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in property located in the territory of the district if the property interest is necessary to the exercise of the rights or authority conferred by this chapter.(b)  A district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, but the district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a bond as provided by Section 21.021(a), Property Code.(c)  In a condemnation proceeding brought by a district, the district is not required to:(1)  pay in advance or give bond or other security for costs in the trial court;(2)  give bond for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a temporary injunction;  or(3)  give bond for costs or supersedeas on an appeal or writ of error.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.081 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 286 - Hospital Districts Created by Voter Approval|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 286.081. Expenses for Moving Facilities of Railroads or Utilities

Sec. 286.081.  EXPENSES FOR MOVING FACILITIES OF RAILROADS OR UTILITIES.  If, in exercising the power of eminent domain, the board requires relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade, or altering the construction of any railroad, highway, pipeline, or electric transmission and electric distribution, telegraph, or telephone lines, conduits, poles, or facilities, the district must bear the actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade, or altering the construction to provide comparable replacement without enhancement of a facility, after deducting the net salvage value derived from the old facility.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.082 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 286 - Hospital Districts Created by Voter Approval|Subchapter D. Powers and Duties|Section 286.082. Indigent Care

Sec. 286.082.  INDIGENT CARE.  (a)  The district without charge shall supply to a patient residing in the district the care and treatment that the patient or a relative of the patient who is legally responsible for the patient's support cannot pay.(b)  Not later than the first day of each operating year, the district shall adopt an application procedure to determine eligibility for assistance, as provided by Section 61.053.(c)  The administrator of the district may have an inquiry made into the financial circumstances of:(1)  a patient residing in the district and admitted to a district facility;  and(2)  a relative of the patient who is legally responsible for the patient's support.(d)  On finding that a patient or a relative of the patient legally responsible for the patient's support can pay for all or any part of the care and treatment provided by the district, the administrator shall report that finding to the board, and the board shall issue an order directing the patient or the relative to pay the district each week a specified amount that the individual is able to pay.(e)  The administrator may collect money owed to the district from the estate of a patient or from that of a relative who was legally responsible for the patient's support in the manner provided by law for collection of expenses in the last illness of a deceased person.(f)  If there is a dispute relating to an individual's ability to pay or if the administrator has any doubt concerning an individual's ability to pay, the board shall call witnesses, hear and resolve the question, and issue a final order.  An appeal from a final order of the board must be made to a district court in the county in which the district is located, and the substantial evidence rule applies.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|