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TX Spec Dist Code § 1121.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 3 - Health|Subtitle A - Hospital Districts|Chapter 1121 - Cameron County Healthcare District|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 1121.051. Directors; Term

Sec. 1121.051.  DIRECTORS; TERM.  (a)  If the creation of the district is approved at the election held under Section 1121.021, the district shall be governed by a board of nine directors, appointed as follows:(1)  the county judge of Cameron County shall appoint one director;(2)  each county commissioner serving on the Cameron County Commissioners Court shall appoint one director; and(3)  the governing bodies of the four municipalities located in Cameron County that have the greatest amounts of taxable value of property taxable by the district located within their corporate boundaries shall each appoint one director.(b)  Directors serve staggered three-year terms, with three directors' terms expiring each year.  The initial directors appointed under this section shall draw lots as follows to determine:(1)  for the directors appointed by the governing bodies of the municipalities in Cameron County described by Subsection (a), which director serves a one-year term, which two directors serve a two-year term, and which director serves a three-year term; and(2)  for the directors appointed by the Cameron County Commissioners Court, including the director appointed by the county judge of Cameron County, which two directors serve a one-year term, which director serves a two-year term, and which two directors serve a three-year term.(c)  On expiration of the initial directors' terms, successor directors shall be appointed for a three-year term by the person or governing body that appointed the initial director.(d)  A director may not serve more than three consecutive three-year terms.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 1121.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 3 - Health|Subtitle A - Hospital Districts|Chapter 1121 - Cameron County Healthcare District|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 1121.052. Eligibility for Appointment to Board

Sec. 1121.052.  ELIGIBILITY FOR APPOINTMENT TO BOARD.  A person is not eligible for appointment to the board if the person is:(1)  an employee of Cameron County;(2)  an employee of a municipality located in the district;(3)  a district employee; or(4)  related within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Subchapter B, Chapter 573, Government Code, to a member of the Commissioners Court of Cameron County, to a member of the governing body of a municipality located in the district, or to a person described by Subdivision (1), (2), or (3).|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 1121.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 3 - Health|Subtitle A - Hospital Districts|Chapter 1121 - Cameron County Healthcare District|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 1121.053. Officers

Sec. 1121.053.  OFFICERS.  (a)  The board shall elect from among the directors:(1)  a chair; and(2)  a vice chair to preside in the chair's absence.(b)  The board shall elect a director or the district administrator to serve as secretary.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 1121.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 3 - Health|Subtitle A - Hospital Districts|Chapter 1121 - Cameron County Healthcare District|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 1121.054. Compensation; Reimbursement

Sec. 1121.054.  COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT.  A director or officer serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.  The expenses must be:(1)  reported in the district's records; and(2)  approved by the board.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 1121.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 3 - Health|Subtitle A - Hospital Districts|Chapter 1121 - Cameron County Healthcare District|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 1121.055. Director's Bond

Sec. 1121.055.  DIRECTOR'S BOND.  (a)  Before assuming the duties of office, each director must execute a bond in the amount of $5,000 payable to the district and conditioned on the faithful performance of the director's duties.(b)  The bond shall be kept in the permanent records of the district.(c)  The board may pay for a director's bond with district money.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 1121.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 3 - Health|Subtitle A - Hospital Districts|Chapter 1121 - Cameron County Healthcare District|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 1121.056. Board Vacancy

Sec. 1121.056.  BOARD VACANCY.  A vacancy in the office of director shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by appointment by the person or governing body that appointed the vacating director.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 1121.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 3 - Health|Subtitle A - Hospital Districts|Chapter 1121 - Cameron County Healthcare District|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 1121.057. Voting Requirement

Sec. 1121.057.  VOTING REQUIREMENT.  A concurrence of a majority of the directors voting is necessary in matters relating to district business.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 1121.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 3 - Health|Subtitle A - Hospital Districts|Chapter 1121 - Cameron County Healthcare District|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 1121.058. District Administrator; Administrator's Bond

Sec. 1121.058.  DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR; ADMINISTRATOR'S BOND.  (a)  The board may appoint a qualified person as district administrator.(b)  The district administrator serves at the will of the board.(c)  The district administrator is entitled to compensation determined by the board.(d)  Before assuming the duties of district administrator, the administrator must execute a bond payable to the district in an amount not less than $5,000, as determined by the board, conditioned on the faithful performance of the administrator's duties.(e)  The board may pay for the bond with district money.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 1121.059 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 3 - Health|Subtitle A - Hospital Districts|Chapter 1121 - Cameron County Healthcare District|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 1121.059. General Duties of District Administrator

Sec. 1121.059.  GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.  Subject to the limitations prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall:(1)  supervise the work and activities of the district; and(2)  direct the general affairs of the district.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 1121.060 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 3 - Health|Subtitle A - Hospital Districts|Chapter 1121 - Cameron County Healthcare District|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 1121.060. Assistant District Administrator; Attorney

Sec. 1121.060.  ASSISTANT DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR; ATTORNEY.  (a)  The board may appoint qualified persons as assistant district administrator and attorney for the district.(b)  The assistant district administrator and attorney for the district serve at the will of the board.(c)  The assistant district administrator and attorney for the district are entitled to compensation determined by the board.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 1121.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 3 - Health|Subtitle A - Hospital Districts|Chapter 1121 - Cameron County Healthcare District|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 1121.061. Employees

Sec. 1121.061.  EMPLOYEES.  (a)  The district may employ nurses, technicians, fiscal agents, accountants, architects, additional attorneys, and other necessary employees.(b)  The board may delegate to the district administrator the authority to employ persons for the district.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 1121.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 3 - Health|Subtitle A - Hospital Districts|Chapter 1121 - Cameron County Healthcare District|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 1121.062. Recruitment of Medical Staff and Employees

Sec. 1121.062.  RECRUITMENT OF MEDICAL STAFF AND EMPLOYEES.  The board may spend district money, enter into agreements, and take other necessary actions to recruit physicians and other persons to serve as medical staff members or district employees.  The actions may include:(1)  advertising and marketing;(2)  paying travel, recruitment, and relocation expenses;(3)  providing a loan or scholarship to a physician or a person currently enrolled in health care education courses at an institution of higher education who contracts to become a medical staff member or district employee; or(4)  contracting with a full-time medical student or other student in a health occupation who is enrolled in and in good standing at an accredited medical school, college, or university to pay the student's tuition or other expenses for the consideration of the student agreeing to serve as an employee or independent contractor for the district.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 1121.063 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 3 - Health|Subtitle A - Hospital Districts|Chapter 1121 - Cameron County Healthcare District|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 1121.063. Appointment and Removal of Medical Staff

Sec. 1121.063.  APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF MEDICAL STAFF.  The board may:(1)  appoint to the medical staff any doctor the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district;(2)  remove any doctor from the medical staff, after due process, if the board considers the doctor's removal necessary for the efficient operation of the district; and(3)  make temporary appointments to the medical staff as the board considers necessary.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 1121.064 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 3 - Health|Subtitle A - Hospital Districts|Chapter 1121 - Cameron County Healthcare District|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 1121.064. Retirement Benefits

Sec. 1121.064.  RETIREMENT BENEFITS.  The board may provide retirement benefits for district employees by:(1)  establishing or administering a retirement program; or(2)  participating in:(A)  the Texas County and District Retirement System; or(B)  another statewide retirement system in which the district is eligible to participate.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 1121.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 3 - Health|Subtitle A - Hospital Districts|Chapter 1121 - Cameron County Healthcare District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 1121.101. District Responsibility

Sec. 1121.101.  DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.  The district has full responsibility for operating the district's hospital facilities and providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 1121.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 3 - Health|Subtitle A - Hospital Districts|Chapter 1121 - Cameron County Healthcare District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 1121.102. Management, Control, and Administration

Sec. 1121.102.  MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION.  The board shall manage, control, and administer the district and the money and resources of the district.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 1121.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 3 - Health|Subtitle A - Hospital Districts|Chapter 1121 - Cameron County Healthcare District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 1121.103. Rules

Sec. 1121.103.  RULES.  The board may adopt rules governing:(1)  the operation of the district and any district hospital; and(2)  the duties, functions, and responsibilities of district staff and employees.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 1121.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 3 - Health|Subtitle A - Hospital Districts|Chapter 1121 - Cameron County Healthcare District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 1121.104. Purchasing and Accounting Procedures

Sec. 1121.104.  PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING 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 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 1121.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 3 - Health|Subtitle A - Hospital Districts|Chapter 1121 - Cameron County Healthcare District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 1121.105. Provision of Certain Health Services

Sec. 1121.105.  PROVISION OF CERTAIN HEALTH SERVICES.  (a)  The district may operate or provide for the operation of a mobile emergency medical service.(b)  The district may operate or provide for home health services, long-term care, skilled nursing care, intermediate nursing care, or hospice care.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 1121.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 3 - Health|Subtitle A - Hospital Districts|Chapter 1121 - Cameron County Healthcare District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 1121.106. District Property, Facilities, and Equipment

Sec. 1121.106.  DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT.  (a)  The board shall determine:(1)  the type, number, and location of buildings required to maintain an adequate health care district; and(2)  the type of equipment necessary to provide medical care in the district.(b)  The board may:(1)  acquire property, facilities, and equipment for use by the district;(2)  mortgage or pledge the property, facilities, or equipment as security for payment of the purchase price;(3)  sell or otherwise dispose of property, facilities, or equipment for the district; or(4)  lease hospital facilities for the district.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 1121.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 3 - Health|Subtitle A - Hospital Districts|Chapter 1121 - Cameron County Healthcare District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 1121.107. Operating and Management Contracts

Sec. 1121.107.  OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS.  The board may enter into operating or management contracts relating to hospital or other health care facilities for the district.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 1121.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 3 - Health|Subtitle A - Hospital Districts|Chapter 1121 - Cameron County Healthcare District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 1121.108. Service Contracts

Sec. 1121.108.  SERVICE CONTRACTS.  (a)  The board may contract with public or private hospitals, clinics, physicians or other health care providers, political subdivisions of the state, accredited public or private medical schools and their affiliated nonprofit entities or faculty practice plans, allied health education institutions, or state and federal agencies for the district to provide a mobile emergency medical service or other medical, hospital, or health care services needed to provide for the investigatory, welfare, medical, or health care needs of inhabitants of the district.(b)  The board may contract with a person to receive or supply the services the board considers necessary for the effective operation of the district.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 1121.109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 3 - Health|Subtitle A - Hospital Districts|Chapter 1121 - Cameron County Healthcare District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 1121.109. Eminent Domain

Sec. 1121.109.  EMINENT DOMAIN.  (a)  The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in property located in district territory if the interest is necessary for the district to exercise the rights or authority conferred by this chapter.(b)  The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except that the district is not required to deposit with the trial court money or a bond as provided by Section 21.021(a), Property Code.(c)  In a condemnation proceeding brought by the district, the district is not required to:(1)  pay in advance or provide bond or other security for costs in the trial court;(2)  provide bond for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a temporary injunction; or(3)  provide a bond for costs or a supersedeas bond on an appeal or petition for review.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 1121.110 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 3 - Health|Subtitle A - Hospital Districts|Chapter 1121 - Cameron County Healthcare District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 1121.110. Cost of Relocating or Altering Property

Sec. 1121.110.  COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.  In exercising the power of eminent domain, if 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 line, conduit, pole, or facility, the district shall pay the actual cost of that activity to provide a comparable replacement, without enhancement of facilities, after deducting the net salvage value derived from the old facility.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 1121.111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 3 - Health|Subtitle A - Hospital Districts|Chapter 1121 - Cameron County Healthcare District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 1121.111. Gifts and Endowments

Sec. 1121.111.  GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.  The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust for any purpose and under any direction, limitation, or provision in writing by the donor that is consistent with the proper management of the district.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 1121.112 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 3 - Health|Subtitle A - Hospital Districts|Chapter 1121 - Cameron County Healthcare District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 1121.112. Payment for Treatment; Procedures

Sec. 1121.112.  PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES.  (a)  When a person who resides in the district is admitted as a patient to a district facility or receives medical or hospital care from the district, the district administrator may have an inquiry made into the financial circumstances of:(1)  the patient; and(2)  a relative of the patient who is legally responsible for the patient's support.(b)  To the extent that the patient or a relative of the patient who is legally responsible for the patient's support cannot pay for care and treatment provided by the district, the district shall supply the care and treatment without charging the patient or the patient's relative.(c)  On determining that the patient or a relative legally responsible for the patient's support can pay for all or part of the care and treatment provided by the district, the district administrator shall report that determination to the board, and the board shall issue an order directing the patient or the relative to pay the district a specified amount each week.  The amount must be based on the person's ability to pay.(d)  The district administrator may collect money owed to the district from the patient's estate or from that of a relative legally responsible for the patient's support in the manner provided by law for the collection of expenses in the last illness of a deceased person.(e)  If there is a dispute relating to a person's ability to pay or if the district administrator has any doubt concerning a person's ability to pay, the board shall call witnesses, hear and resolve the question, and issue a final order.  The order may be appealed to a district court in Cameron County.  The substantial evidence rule applies to an appeal under this subsection.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 1121.113 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 3 - Health|Subtitle A - Hospital Districts|Chapter 1121 - Cameron County Healthcare District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 1121.113. Reimbursement for Services

Sec. 1121.113.  REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES.  (a)  If the district provides care or treatment to a sick or injured person who is not an inhabitant of Cameron County, the board shall require the county, municipality, or public hospital located outside of the district and in which the person is an inhabitant to reimburse the district for the district's care and treatment of that person as provided by Chapter 61, Health and Safety Code.(b)  The board shall require the sheriff of Cameron County to reimburse the district for the district's care and treatment of a person who is confined in a jail facility of Cameron County and is not a resident of the district.(c)  On behalf of the district, the board may contract with the state or federal government for that government to reimburse the district for treatment of a sick or injured person.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.|
TX Spec Dist Code § 1121.114 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Special District Local Laws Code|Title 3 - Health|Subtitle A - Hospital Districts|Chapter 1121 - Cameron County Healthcare District|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 1121.114. Nonprofit Corporation

Sec. 1121.114.  NONPROFIT CORPORATION.  (a)  The district may create and sponsor a nonprofit corporation under the Business Organizations Code and may contribute money to or solicit money for the corporation.(b)  A corporation created under this section may use money contributed by the district only for a district purpose, including the provision of health care or other services the district is authorized to provide under this chapter.(c)  The corporation may invest the corporation's money in any manner in which the district may invest the district's money, including investing money as authorized by Chapter 2256, Government Code.(d)  The board shall establish controls to ensure that the corporation uses its money as required by this section.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.|