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TX Health & Safety Code § 282.0211 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 282.0211. Optional Four-Year Terms

Sec. 282.0211.  OPTIONAL FOUR-YEAR TERMS.  (a)  The board may, on its own motion, order that board members are to be elected in even-numbered years to serve staggered four-year terms.(b)  The first election of board members in an even-numbered year that occurs at least 120 days after the date on which an order is entered under Subsection (a) shall be held as previously scheduled.  The three candidates receiving the highest number of votes at that election serve for a term of four years.  The remaining two directors elected at that election serve for a term of two years.  Subsequent members shall be elected in even-numbered years and shall serve four-year terms.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 645, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 282.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 282.022. Oath and Bond

Sec. 282.022.  OATH AND BOND.  (a)  Before assuming the duties of office on the board, each district board member elect must:(1)  take and subscribe an oath before the county judge to faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of a board member and to give an account of the member's activities to the commissioners court when requested to do so;  and(2)  execute a good and sufficient bond for $5,000 payable to the county judge for the use and benefit of the district, conditioned on the faithful performance of the person's duties as a board member.(b)  The county clerk shall file and maintain the oath as part of the district records.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 282.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 282.023. Compensation

Sec. 282.023.  COMPENSATION.  A board member serves without compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 282.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 282.024. Officers

Sec. 282.024.  OFFICERS.  The board shall elect from among its members a chairman, a secretary, and other officers the board considers appropriate.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 282.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 282.025. Quorum; Meeting Procedure and Record

Sec. 282.025.  QUORUM;  MEETING PROCEDURE AND RECORD.  (a)  Three board members constitute a quorum.(b)  All board proceedings shall be by motion or resolution and shall be recorded in a book kept for that purpose.  The book is a public record.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 282.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 282.026. Seal

Sec. 282.026.  SEAL.  The board shall adopt an official seal.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 282.027 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 282.027. Superintendent; Duties

Sec. 282.027.  SUPERINTENDENT;  DUTIES.  (a)  The board shall appoint a superintendent to serve as the district's chief administrator.(b)  The superintendent serves at the will of the board and is responsible to the board for the efficient administration of hospital affairs.(c)  The superintendent is entitled to compensation as determined by the board.(d)  The superintendent may attend board meetings and meetings of a board committee and may participate in the discussion of matters within the superintendent's functions, but the superintendent may not vote on matters considered by the board.(e)  The superintendent shall:(1)  control administrative functions of the hospital; (2)  carry out the board orders; (3)  ensure that the district complies with state law relating to matters within the superintendent's functions;  and(4)  fully advise the board of the district's financial condition and needs.(f)  At least once a year, the superintendent shall:(1)  prepare an estimate of administrative expenses for the succeeding fiscal year; (2)  recommend to the board and estimate the cost of improvements to be made in the succeeding fiscal year; (3)  certify to the board district bills, allowances, and payrolls, including public works contractors' claims;  and(4)  recommend to the board salary amounts of district employees under the administrator and a salary scale to be paid for different services required by the district.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 282.028 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 282.028. Other Officers and District Employees

Sec. 282.028.  OTHER OFFICERS AND DISTRICT EMPLOYEES.  (a)  The board shall appoint other district officers that the board considers necessary.(b)  A person appointed under Subsection (a) serves at the will of the board and is entitled to receive compensation as determined by the board.(c)  The board may contract with or employ legal, technical, and professional assistance and other employees.(d)  If the superintendent is temporarily incapacitated or absent, the board may designate a competent person to perform the superintendent's powers or duties.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 282.041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less|Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties|Section 282.041. Management, Control, and Administration

Sec. 282.041.  MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION.  (a)  The board shall manage, control, and administer the district.(b)  The board is a corporate body in the name of the "____________ County Public Hospital District No. __________."|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 282.042 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less|Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties|Section 282.042. District Rules

Sec. 282.042.  DISTRICT RULES.  The board may adopt rules and bylaws the board considers proper.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 282.043 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less|Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties|Section 282.043. Powers Relating to District Property, Facilities, and Equipment

Sec. 282.043.  POWERS RELATING TO DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT.  (a)  On the district's behalf, the board may hold, construct, condemn, purchase, acquire, lease, add to, maintain, operate, develop, regulate, sell, and convey land, property, a property right, equipment, a hospital facility, or a hospital system to maintain a district hospital, building, structure, or other facility.(b)  The board may lease an existing hospital, equipment, or property used in connection with a district hospital and equipment at a rate the board considers proper.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 282.044 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less|Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties|Section 282.044. Contracting Authority

Sec. 282.044.  CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.  (a)  In performing its powers under this subchapter the board may contract with:(1)  the federal government; (2)  this state; (3)  a municipality;  and(4)  another hospital district.(b)  The district may incur indebtedness or borrow money for district purposes on the credit of the district or secured by the revenues of a district hospital.(c)  The district may contract with another community, corporation, or individual for services provided by the district.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 282.045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less|Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties|Section 282.045. Purchasing Procedures

Sec. 282.045.  PURCHASING PROCEDURES.  The district is subject to the County Purchasing Act (Subchapter C, Chapter 262, Local Government Code), and the board shall comply with the competitive bidding or proposal procedures prescribed by that Act.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 282.046 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less|Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties|Section 282.046. Eminent Domain

Sec. 282.046.  EMINENT DOMAIN.  (a)  On a resolution by the board, the district may exercise the power of eminent domain for the acquisition of property necessary to carry out the powers and duties of the district, including preventing damage to district property, property rights, equipment, hospital facilities and systems, and property adjacent to district property.(b)  The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, for the exercise of that power by a municipality.(c)  The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain against:(1)  a hospital, clinic, or sanatorium operated as a charitable, nonprofit establishment or operated by a religious organization;  or(2)  a privately owned or operated hospital or clinic, whether or not incorporated.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 282.047 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less|Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties|Section 282.047. Gifts and Endowments

Sec. 282.047.  GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.  The board may accept bequests and contributions on behalf of the district.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 282.048 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less|Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties|Section 282.048. Authority to Sue and Be Sued; District Liability

Sec. 282.048.  AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED;  DISTRICT LIABILITY.  (a)  The board may sue and be sued on behalf of the district.(b)  A suit against the district must be brought in the county in which the district is located.(c)  The district is not liable for negligence for an act of a district officer, agent, or employee.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 282.049 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less|Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties|Section 282.049. Other Board Powers

Sec. 282.049.  OTHER BOARD POWERS.  The board may:(1)  promote health in the district; (2)  print and publish information;  and(3)  do any other thing necessary to the performance of the board's duties under this chapter.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 282.050 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less|Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties|Section 282.050. Provision of Hospital Services

Sec. 282.050.  PROVISION OF HOSPITAL SERVICES.  (a)  The district shall provide adequate hospital services for the district.  A person who resides in the district is entitled to receive those services at available district hospital facilities at a rate determined by the board and in any manner the board considers expedient or necessary under existing conditions.  The district may provide the services in hospitals located outside the district.(b)  The district may furnish hospital services to a person who does not reside in the district at a reasonable and fair rate the board considers proper, but the district shall give priority to a district resident in the provision of hospital services.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 282.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less|Subchapter D. District Finances|Section 282.061. Annual Report

Sec. 282.061.  ANNUAL REPORT.  (a)  Not later than June 1 of each year, the board shall prepare and file with the commissioners court a full, detailed report of the condition of the district.  The report must include:(1)  an estimate of the cost of maintenance, operation, and needed repairs for the succeeding year; (2)  an inventory of all funds and other property of the district;  and(3)  a list of all legal demands, debts, and obligations against the district.(b)  The board shall verify the report.(c)  The commissioners court shall carefully investigate and consider the report before setting a tax rate.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 282.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less|Subchapter D. District Finances|Section 282.062. Treasurer

Sec. 282.062.  TREASURER.  (a)  The county treasurer of the county in which the district is located serves as treasurer of the construction and maintenance fund and the interest and sinking fund of the district.(b)  All money to be credited to the construction and maintenance fund or the interest and sinking fund shall be paid to the treasurer.(c)  The treasurer may not pay money from the construction and maintenance fund or the interest and sinking fund unless the treasurer receives a warrant ordering the payment signed by the district board chairman or another district officer designated by the board.(d)  The treasurer shall open a construction and maintenance fund account and an interest and sinking fund account with the district and shall keep a record of all of the district's money received for the accounts and paid from the accounts.  The treasurer may not pay money from the accounts except on a voucher signed by the chairman or two board members.(e)  The treasurer shall maintain a file of the payment orders from the accounts.(f)  As required by the board or the commissioners court, the treasurer shall give a correct accounting to the board or the commissioners court of all matters relating to the accounts.(g)  For services on behalf of the district, the treasurer is entitled to receive an amount equal to:(1)  one-fourth of one percent of all money received by the treasurer for the construction and maintenance fund or the interest and sinking fund;  and(2)  one-eighth of one percent of all money received by the treasurer and paid out of the construction and maintenance fund or the interest and sinking fund of the district.(h)  The treasurer is not entitled to receive a commission under Subsection (g) on district money the treasurer receives from the preceding treasurer.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 119, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 282.063 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less|Subchapter D. District Finances|Section 282.063. District Funds; Investment of Funds

Sec. 282.063.  DISTRICT FUNDS;  INVESTMENT OF FUNDS.  (a)  The treasurer shall maintain a construction and maintenance fund and an interest and sinking fund for the district and shall place money in those funds as required by this chapter or as the board by resolution directs.  All other money received by the district shall be placed in a fund or funds as provided by the board.(b)  The amount of taxes collected that is necessary to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as they mature shall be credited to the interest and sinking fund.  All money received by the district from the sale of bonds shall be credited to the construction and maintenance fund.(c)  The treasurer shall pay from the construction and maintenance fund or from a fund or funds designated by the board the expenses, debts, and obligations of the district created after the filing of the original petition and incurred in the creation, operation, and maintenance of the district, other than the principal of and interest on bonds.(d)  The interest and sinking fund may be invested for the benefit of the district in bonds and securities approved by the attorney general.(e)  The construction and maintenance fund and interest and sinking fund shall be held for the purposes for which they were created.  If money is improperly paid from either fund, the commissioners court may require the county treasurer to transfer to the fund from the district account the amount necessary to restore that amount.(f)  District funds shall be deposited in the county depositories in the manner required by law for county depositories.  Interest collected on those funds belongs to the district.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 119, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 282.064 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less|Subchapter D. District Finances|Section 282.064. Fiscal Year

Sec. 282.064.  FISCAL YEAR.  (a)  The district operates on the fiscal year established by the board.(b)  The fiscal year may not be changed if revenue bonds of the district are outstanding.(c)  The fiscal year may not be changed more than once in any 24-month period.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 120, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 282.065 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less|Subchapter D. District Finances|Section 282.065. Annual Audit; Open Records

Sec. 282.065.  ANNUAL AUDIT;  OPEN RECORDS.  (a)  The board annually shall have an audit made of the financial condition of the district.(b)  The audit and other district records are open to inspection during regular business hours at the district's principal office.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 120, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 282.071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less|Subchapter E. District Bonds|Section 282.071. General Obligation Bonds

Sec. 282.071.  GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.  The commissioners court may issue and sell bonds in the district's name and on the district's faith and credit to acquire or construct hospital buildings or land if the bonds are approved by a majority of the qualified voters at the election to create the district in accordance with Subchapter A.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 282.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less|Subchapter E. District Bonds|Section 282.072. Interest, Maturity, and Denomination

Sec. 282.072.  INTEREST, MATURITY, AND DENOMINATION.  (a)  District bonds mature not more than 30 years after their date and bear interest at a rate ordered by the commissioners court but not more than six percent annually.(b)  The bonds must provide the interest rate and the time, place, manner, and conditions of payment as ordered by the commissioners court.(c)  The bonds may be payable annually or semiannually.(d)  The bonds must be issued in denominations of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 282.073 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less|Subchapter E. District Bonds|Section 282.073. Execution of Bonds

Sec. 282.073.  EXECUTION OF BONDS.  The county judge shall sign the bonds, and the county clerk shall attest the signature and place the seal of the court on the bonds.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 282.074 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less|Subchapter E. District Bonds|Section 282.074. Approval and Registration of Bonds

Sec. 282.074.  APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF BONDS.  (a)  Before the bonds are offered for sale, the district shall forward to the attorney general:(1)  a copy of the bonds to be issued; (2)  a certified copy of the court order imposing the tax to pay the interest on the bonds and provide a sinking fund; (3)  a statement of the total bonded indebtedness of the district, including the series of bonds proposed; (4)  the assessed value of property for the purpose of taxation as shown by the most recent official county assessment;  and(5)  any other information that the attorney general requires.(b)  The attorney general shall:(1)  examine the bonds;  and(2)  certify the bonds if the attorney general determines that the bonds are issued in conformity with the constitution and law and that they are valid and binding obligations of the district.(c)  When the bonds are approved by the attorney general, the comptroller shall register the bonds in a book kept for that purpose and maintain the certificate of approval for the bonds.(d)  On approval and registration under this section, the bonds are incontestable for any cause.  The certificate of approval or a certified copy of the certificate is admissible evidence in a suit to enforce the collection of the bonds as prima facie proof of the validity of the bonds with attached coupons.  In that suit, only forgery or fraud may be offered as a defense against the validity of the bonds.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|