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TX Health & Safety Code § 286.083 (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 286.083. Reimbursement for Services

Sec. 286.083.  REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES.  (a)  The board shall require reimbursement from a county, municipality, or public hospital located outside the boundaries of the district for the district's care and treatment of a sick, diseased, or injured person of that county, municipality, or public hospital as provided by Chapter 61 (Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act).(b)  The board shall require reimbursement from the sheriff or police chief of a county or municipality for the district's care and treatment of a person confined in a jail facility of the county or municipality who is not a resident of the district.(c)  The board may contract with the state or federal government for the state or federal government to reimburse the district for treatment of a sick, diseased, or injured person.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.084 (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 286.084. Service Contracts

Sec. 286.084.  SERVICE CONTRACTS.  The board may contract with a municipality, county, special district, or other political subdivision of the state or with a state or federal agency for the district to:(1)  furnish a mobile emergency medical service;  or(2)  provide for the investigatory or welfare needs of inhabitants of the district.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.085 (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 286.085. Gifts and Endowments

Sec. 286.085.  GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.  On behalf of the district, the board may accept gifts and endowments to be held in trust for any purpose and under any direction, limitation, or provision prescribed in writing by the donor that is consistent with the proper management of the district.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.086 (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 286.086. Authority to Sue and Be Sued

Sec. 286.086.  AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.  The board may sue and be sued on behalf of the district.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.101 (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 E. Change in Boundaries or Dissolution of District|Section 286.101. Expansion of District Territory

Sec. 286.101.  EXPANSION OF DISTRICT TERRITORY.  (a)  Registered voters of a defined territory that is not included in a district may file a petition with the secretary of the board requesting the inclusion of the territory in the district.  The petition must be signed by at least 50 registered voters of the territory or a majority of those voters, whichever is less.(b)  The board by order shall set a time and place to hold a hearing on the petition to include the territory in the district.  The board shall set a date for the hearing that is after the 30th day after the date the board issues the order.(c)  If after the hearing the board finds that annexation of the territory into the district would be feasible and would benefit the district, the board may approve the annexation by a resolution entered in its minutes.  The board is not required to include all of the territory described in the petition if the board finds that a modification or change is necessary or desirable.(d)  Annexation of territory is final when approved by a majority of the voters at an election held in the district and by a majority of the voters at a separate election held in the territory to be annexed.  If the district has outstanding debts or taxes, the voters in the election to approve the annexation must also determine if the annexed territory will assume its proportion of the debts or taxes if added to the district.(e)  The election ballots shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the following, as applicable:(1)  "Adding (description of territory to be added) to the __________ Hospital District."(2)  "(Description of territory to be added) assuming its proportionate share of the outstanding debts and taxes of the __________ Hospital District, if it is added to the district."(f)  The election shall be held after the 45th day and on or before the 60th day after the date the election is ordered.  The election shall be ordered and notice of the election shall be given in the same manner as provided by Sections 286.024 and 286.025 for ordering and giving notice of an election authorizing creation of the district.  Section 41.001(a), Election Code, does not apply to an election held under this section.(g)  If a district imposes a sales and use tax under Subchapter I, the territory added to the district must be located in a county or counties each with a population of 75,000 or less, and the addition of the territory may not result in a combined tax rate by the hospital district and other political subdivisions of this state of more than two percent at any location in the district.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1290, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.102 (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 E. Change in Boundaries or Dissolution of District|Section 286.102. Dissolution

Sec. 286.102.  DISSOLUTION.  (a)  A district may be dissolved as provided by this section.(b)  The board may order an election on the question of dissolving the district and disposing of the district's assets and obligations.  The board shall order an election if the board receives a petition requesting an election that is signed by a number of residents of the district equal to at least 15 percent of the registered voters in the district.(c)  The election shall be held not later than the 60th day after the date the election is ordered.  Section 41.001(a), Election Code, does not apply to an election ordered under this section.(d)  The ballot for the election shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition:  "The dissolution of the __________ Hospital District."  The election shall be held in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Election Code.(e)  If a majority of the votes in the election favor dissolution, the board shall find that the district is dissolved.  If a majority of the votes in the election do not favor dissolution, the board shall continue to administer the district, and another election on the question of dissolution may not be held before the first anniversary of the most recent election to dissolve the district.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.103 (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 E. Change in Boundaries or Dissolution of District|Section 286.103. Transfer of Assets After Dissolution

Sec. 286.103.  TRANSFER OF ASSETS AFTER DISSOLUTION.  (a)  If a majority of the votes in the election favor dissolution, the board shall:(1)  transfer the land, buildings, improvements, equipment, and other assets that belong to the district to a county or another governmental entity in the district;  or(2)  administer the property, assets, and debts in accordance with Section 286.104.(b)  If the district transfers the land, buildings, improvements, equipment, and other assets to a county or other governmental entity, the county or entity assumes all debts and obligations of the district at the time of the transfer, and the district is dissolved.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.104 (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 E. Change in Boundaries or Dissolution of District|Section 286.104. Administration of Property, Debts, and Assets After Dissolution

Sec. 286.104.  ADMINISTRATION OF PROPERTY, DEBTS, AND ASSETS AFTER DISSOLUTION.  (a)  If the district does not transfer the land, buildings, improvements, equipment, and other assets to a county or another governmental entity in the district, the board shall continue to control and administer the property, debts, and assets of the district until all funds have been disposed of and all district debts have been paid or settled.(b)  After the board finds that the district is dissolved, the board shall determine the debt owed by the district and:(1)  if the district imposes a property tax, impose on the property included in the district's tax rolls a tax that is in proportion of the debt to the property value;  or(2)  if the district imposes a sales and use tax under Subchapter I, continue the tax until the debt is repaid.(c)  The board may institute a suit to enforce payment of taxes and to foreclose liens to secure the payment of property taxes due the district. |Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1290, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.105 (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 E. Change in Boundaries or Dissolution of District|Section 286.105. Return of Surplus Property Tax Money

Sec. 286.105.  RETURN OF SURPLUS PROPERTY TAX MONEY.  (a)  When all outstanding debts and obligations of the district are paid, the board shall order the secretary to return the pro rata share of all unused property tax money to each district taxpayer.(b)  A taxpayer may request that the taxpayer's share of surplus property tax money be credited to the taxpayer's county taxes.  If a taxpayer requests the credit, the board shall direct the secretary to transmit the funds to the county tax assessor-collector.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1290, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.106 (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 E. Change in Boundaries or Dissolution of District|Section 286.106. Report; Dissolution Order

Sec. 286.106.  REPORT;  DISSOLUTION ORDER.  (a)  After the district has paid all its debts and has disposed of all its assets and funds as prescribed by Sections 286.104 and 286.105, the board shall file a written report with the commissioners court of each county in which the district is located setting forth a summary of the board's actions in dissolving the district.(b)  Not later than the 10th day after the date it receives the report and determines that the requirements of this section have been fulfilled, the commissioners court of each county shall enter an order dissolving the district.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.121 (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 F. District Finances|Section 286.121. Fiscal Year

Sec. 286.121.  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 or more than once in a 24-month period.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.122 (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 F. District Finances|Section 286.122. Annual Audit

Sec. 286.122.  ANNUAL AUDIT.  The board annually shall have an audit made of the financial condition of the district.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.123 (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 F. District Finances|Section 286.123. District Audit and Records

Sec. 286.123.  DISTRICT AUDIT AND RECORDS.  The annual audit and other district records are open to inspection during regular business hours at the principal office of the district.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.124 (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 F. District Finances|Section 286.124. Annual Budget

Sec. 286.124.  ANNUAL BUDGET.  (a)  The administrator of the district shall prepare a proposed annual budget for the district.(b)  The proposed budget must contain a complete financial statement, including a statement of:(1)  the outstanding obligations of the district;(2)  the amount of cash on hand to the credit of each fund of the district;(3)  the amount of money received by the district from all sources during the previous year;(4)  the amount of money available to the district from all sources during the ensuing year;(5)  the amount of the balances expected at the end of the year in which the budget is being prepared;(6)  the estimated amount of revenues and balances available to cover the proposed budget;  and(7)  the estimated property tax rate that will be required, if the district imposes a property tax.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1290, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.125 (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 F. District Finances|Section 286.125. Notice; Hearing; Adoption of Budget

Sec. 286.125.  NOTICE;  HEARING;  ADOPTION OF BUDGET.  (a)  The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annual budget.(b)  The board shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the district not later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing.(c)  Any resident of the district is entitled to be present and participate at the hearing.(d)  At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall adopt a budget by acting on the budget proposed by the administrator.  The board may make any changes in the proposed budget that in its judgment the interests of the taxpayers demand.(e)  The budget is effective only after adoption by the board.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|Sec. 286.126.  AMENDING BUDGET.  After adoption, the annual budget may be amended on the board's approval.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.127 (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 F. District Finances|Section 286.127. Limitation of Expenditures

Sec. 286.127.  LIMITATION OF EXPENDITURES.  Money may not be spent for an expense not included in the annual budget or an amendment to it.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.128 (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 F. District Finances|Section 286.128. Sworn Statement

Sec. 286.128.  SWORN STATEMENT.  As soon as practicable after the close of the fiscal year, the administrator shall prepare for the board a sworn statement of the amount of money that belongs to the district and an account of the disbursements of that money.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.129 (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 F. District Finances|Section 286.129. Spending and Investment Limitations

Sec. 286.129.  SPENDING AND INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 286.078(a) and by Sections 286.141, 286.144, and 286.145, the district may not incur a debt payable from revenues of the district other than the revenues on hand or to be on hand in the current and immediately following fiscal year of the district.(b)  The board may invest operating, depreciation, or building reserves only in:(1)  bonds of the United States;(2)  certificates of indebtedness issued by the United States secretary of the treasury;(3)  bonds of this state or a county, municipality, or school district of this state;  or(4)  shares or share accounts of savings and loan associations organized under the laws of this state or federal savings and loan associations domiciled in this state, if the shares or share accounts are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.101, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.130 (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 F. District Finances|Section 286.130. Depository

Sec. 286.130.  DEPOSITORY.  (a)  The board shall name at least one bank to serve as depository for district funds.(b)  District funds, other than those invested as provided by Section 286.129(b) and those transmitted to a bank of payment for bonds or obligations issued or assumed by the district, shall be deposited as received with the depository bank and must remain on deposit.  This subsection does not limit the power of the board to place a portion of district funds on time deposit or to purchase certificates of deposit.(c)  Before the district deposits funds in a bank in an amount that exceeds the maximum amount secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the bank must execute a bond or other security in an amount sufficient to secure from loss the district funds that exceed the amount secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.141 (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 G. Bonds|Section 286.141. General Obligation Bonds

Sec. 286.141.  GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.  The board may issue and sell bonds authorized by an election in the name and on the faith and credit of the hospital district to:(1)  purchase, construct, acquire, repair, or renovate buildings or improvements;(2)  equip buildings or improvements for hospital purposes;  or(3)  acquire and operate a mobile emergency medical service.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.142 (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 G. Bonds|Section 286.142. Taxes to Pay Bonds

Sec. 286.142.  TAXES TO PAY BONDS.  (a)  At the time the bonds are issued by the district, the board shall levy a tax.(b)  The tax must be sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as they mature.(c)  In any year, the tax together with any other tax the district levies may not exceed the limit approved by the voters at the election authorizing the levy of taxes.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.143 (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 G. Bonds|Section 286.143. Bond Election

Sec. 286.143.  BOND ELECTION.  (a)  The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the qualified voters of the district voting at an election called and held for that purpose under this section or under Subchapter B.(b)  The board may order a bond election.  The order calling the election must state:(1)  the nature and date of the election;(2)  the hours during which the polls will be open;(3)  the location of the polling places;(4)  the amount of bonds to be authorized;  and(5)  the maximum maturity of the bonds.(c)  Notice of a bond election shall be given as provided by Section 1251.003, Government Code.(d)  The board shall canvass the returns and declare the results of the election.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 648, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 26, 1991;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.264, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 286.144 (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 G. Bonds|Section 286.144. Revenue Bonds

Sec. 286.144.  REVENUE BONDS.  (a)  The board may issue revenue bonds to:(1)  purchase, construct, acquire, repair, equip, or renovate buildings or improvements for hospital purposes;(2)  acquire sites to be used for hospital purposes;  or(3)  acquire and operate a mobile emergency medical service to assist the district in carrying out its hospital purposes.(b)  The bonds must be payable from and secured by a pledge of all or part of the revenues derived from the operation of the district's hospital system.  The bonds may be additionally secured by a mortgage or deed of trust lien on all or part of district property.(c)  The bonds must be issued in the manner provided by Sections 264.042, 264.043, 264.046, 264.047, 264.048, and 264.049 for issuance of revenue bonds by county hospital authorities.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|