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TX Health & Safety Code § 265.071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 265 - Joint Municipal and County Hospitals|Subchapter E. Sale, Lease, or Closing|Section 265.071. Official Action

Sec. 265.071.  OFFICIAL ACTION.  (a)  The commissioners court by order and the governing body of a municipality by ordinance may order the sale, lease, or closing of all or part of a joint municipal and county hospital, including real property, owned and operated by the county and municipality.(b)  The order and ordinance must include a finding that the sale, lease, or closing is in the best interest of the residents of the county or municipality, respectively.(c)  A sale or closing may not take effect before the expiration of the period in which a petition may be filed under Section 265.072.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 265.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 265 - Joint Municipal and County Hospitals|Subchapter E. Sale, Lease, or Closing|Section 265.072. Petition and Election

Sec. 265.072.  PETITION AND ELECTION.  (a)  A petition requesting an election on the sale or closing of the hospital may be presented to the commissioners court and the municipal governing body before the 31st day after the date the commissioners court and the governing body order the sale or closing.(b)  The petition must be signed by at least 10 percent of the qualified voters of the county and any part of the municipality that is not in the county.(c)  On receipt of the petition, the commissioners court and the governing body shall order and conduct the election.  The commissioners court and the governing body may sell or close the hospital only if a majority of the qualified voters voting at the election approve the sale or closing.(d)  The number of qualified voters of the county and any part of the municipality that is not in the county is determined according to the most recent official list of registered voters.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 281.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 281 - Hospital Districts in Counties of at Least 190,000|Subchapter A. Creation of District|Section 281.001. Definitions

Sec. 281.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the board of hospital managers of a district.(2)  "District" means a hospital district created under this chapter.(3)  "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0828, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 281.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 281 - Hospital Districts in Counties of at Least 190,000|Subchapter A. Creation of District|Section 281.002. District Authorization

Sec. 281.002.  DISTRICT AUTHORIZATION.  (a)  A county with at least 190,000 inhabitants that does not own or operate a hospital system for indigent or needy persons may create a countywide hospital district and provide for the establishment of a hospital or hospital system to furnish medical aid and hospital care to indigent and needy persons residing in the district.(b)  A county with at least 190,000 inhabitants that owns and operates a hospital or hospital system for indigent or needy persons, separately or jointly with a municipality, may create a countywide hospital district and take over the hospital or hospital system to furnish medical aid and hospital care to indigent and needy persons residing in the district.(c)  A county with at least 190,000 inhabitants that has within its boundaries a municipality that owns a hospital or hospital system for indigent or needy persons that is operated by or on behalf of the municipality may create a countywide hospital district to assume ownership of the hospital or hospital system and to furnish medical aid and hospital care to indigent and needy persons residing in the district.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.208, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 281.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 281 - Hospital Districts in Counties of at Least 190,000|Subchapter A. Creation of District|Section 281.003. Creation Election Required

Sec. 281.003.  CREATION ELECTION REQUIRED.  (a)  The district may be created only if the creation is approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the county in which the proposed district is to be located who vote at an election called and held for that purpose.(b)  The commissioners court may order a creation election to be held on its own motion and shall order the election on the presentation of a petition for a creation election signed by at least 100 qualified property taxpaying voters of the county.(c)  The election shall be held on the first authorized uniform election date prescribed by the Election Code that allows sufficient time to comply with other requirements of law.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 281.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 281 - Hospital Districts in Counties of at Least 190,000|Subchapter A. Creation of District|Section 281.004. Ballot Propositions

Sec. 281.004.  BALLOT PROPOSITIONS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (a-1) or (b), the ballot for an election under this chapter shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition:  "The creation of a hospital district and the levy of a tax not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 of the taxable value of property taxable by the district."(a-1)  The ballot for an election under this chapter held in a county with a population of more than 800,000 that is not included in the boundaries of a hospital district before September 1, 2003, shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition:  "The creation of a hospital district and the levy of a tax not to exceed 25 cents on each $100 of the taxable value of property taxable by the district."(b)  If the county or a municipality in the county has any outstanding bonds issued for hospital purposes, the ballot for an election under this chapter shall contain the proposition prescribed by Subsection (a) or (a-1), as appropriate, followed by ", and the assumption by the district of all outstanding bonds previously issued for hospital purposes by __________ County and by any municipality in the county."|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.209, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 281.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 281 - Hospital Districts in Counties of at Least 190,000|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 281.021. Appointment of Board

Sec. 281.021.  APPOINTMENT OF BOARD.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county in which a district is created under this chapter shall appoint a board of hospital managers composed of not less than five or more than seven members.(b)  The commissioners court of a county with a population of more than 1.8 million but less than 1.9 million in which a district is created under this chapter shall appoint a board composed of not less than five or more than 15 members.(c)  The Harris County Commissioners Court shall appoint a board composed of not less than seven or more than nine members.(d)  If a district is created under this chapter in a county with a population of more than 800,000 that was not included in the boundaries of a hospital district before September 1, 2003, the district shall be governed by a nine-member board of hospital managers, appointed as follows:(1)  the commissioners court of the county shall appoint four members;(2)  the governing body of the municipality with the largest population in the county shall appoint four members;  and(3)  the commissioners court and the governing body of the municipality described by Subdivision (2) shall jointly appoint one member.(e)  The El Paso County Commissioners Court shall appoint a board composed of seven members, and shall by order provide for the qualifications of appointees to the board.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 597, Sec. 72, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 669, Sec. 36, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.210, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 206 (S.B. 534), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 841 (H.B. 3462), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 35, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 281.0211 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 281 - Hospital Districts in Counties of at Least 190,000|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 281.0211. Appointment of Dallas County Hospital District Board; Members' Terms

Sec. 281.0211.  APPOINTMENT OF DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT BOARD; MEMBERS' TERMS.  (a)  The Dallas County Hospital District is governed by a board composed of 11 members, appointed as follows:(1)  the Dallas County Commissioners Court shall appoint one member;(2)  each commissioner on the Dallas County Commissioners Court shall appoint two members; and(3)  the county judge of Dallas County shall appoint two members.(b)  Board members appointed under this section serve staggered three-year terms, with as near as possible to one-third of the members' terms expiring each year.(c)  On or after September 1, 2030, the Dallas County Commissioners Court shall appoint members to the board in accordance with Sections 281.021(a) and 281.022(a).(d)  Subsection (c) does not affect the entitlement of a member of the board of the Dallas County Hospital District appointed to the board under this section before September 1, 2030, to continue to carry out the member's functions for the remainder of the member's term.(e)  On the expiration of the terms of the board members described by Subsection (d), the Dallas County Commissioners Court shall take appropriate action to ensure that, as soon as possible, the board of the Dallas County Hospital District complies with the requirements of Sections 281.021(a) and 281.022(a).|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 899 (S.B. 1461), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 385 (S.B. 1165), Sec. 1, eff. June 7, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 281.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 281 - Hospital Districts in Counties of at Least 190,000|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 281.022. Term

Sec. 281.022.  TERM.  (a)  A board member serves a two-year term, except that the commissioners court may make some initial appointments for one year in order to stagger terms.(b)  The members of the board of hospital managers of the Nueces County Hospital District serve staggered three-year terms, with as near as possible to one-third of the members' terms expiring each year.(c)  The members of a board of hospital managers appointed under Section 281.021(d) serve staggered four-year terms, with as near as possible to one-fourth of the members' terms expiring each year.  The terms of the members appointed under that section are as follows:(1)  the members appointed solely by the governing body of the municipality with the largest population in the county shall draw lots to determine which member serves a one-year term, which member serves a two-year term, which member serves a three-year term, and which member serves a four-year term;(2)  the members appointed solely by the commissioners court of the county shall draw lots to determine which member serves a one-year term, which member serves a two-year term, which member serves a three-year term, and which member serves a four-year term;  and(3)  the member appointed jointly by the governing body of the municipality described by Subdivision (1) and the commissioners court serves a four-year term.(d)  The members of the board of hospital managers of the El Paso County Hospital District serve staggered three-year terms, with as near as possible to one-third of the members' terms expiring each year.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.211, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 206 (S.B. 534), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 281.0222 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 281 - Hospital Districts in Counties of at Least 190,000|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 281.0222. Qualifications for Office

Sec. 281.0222.  QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.  (a)  This section applies only to the El Paso County Hospital District.(b)  The El Paso County Commissioners Court may not appoint a person to the board of hospital managers of the district if the person is:(1)  an employee of El Paso County;(2)  a district employee; or(3)  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 or to a person described by Subdivision (1) or (2).|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 841 (H.B. 3462), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 281.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 281 - Hospital Districts in Counties of at Least 190,000|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 281.023. Officers

Sec. 281.023.  OFFICERS.  (a)  The board shall elect from among its members:(1)  a chairman;  and(2)  a vice-chairman to preside in the chairman's absence.(b)  The board shall appoint a board member or the administrator to serve as secretary.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 281.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 281 - Hospital Districts in Counties of at Least 190,000|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 281.024. Compensation

Sec. 281.024.  COMPENSATION.  A board member serves without compensation.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 281.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 281 - Hospital Districts in Counties of at Least 190,000|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 281.025. Record of Board Meeting

Sec. 281.025.  RECORD OF BOARD MEETING.  (a)  The board shall require the secretary to keep a suitable record of each board meeting.(b)  The presiding member shall read and sign the record after the meeting, and the secretary shall attest to the record.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 281.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 281 - Hospital Districts in Counties of at Least 190,000|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 281.026. Administrator; Duties

Sec. 281.026.  ADMINISTRATOR;  DUTIES.  (a)  The board shall appoint a person qualified by training and experience as the administrator for the district.(b)  The administrator serves at the will of the board and for terms of not more than four years.(c)  The administrator is entitled to compensation as determined by the board.(d)  Before assuming duties, the administrator shall execute a bond payable to the district in the amount of not less than $10,000, conditioned on the faithful performance of the administrator's duties and any other requirements determined by the board.(e)  Subject to the limitations prescribed by the board, the administrator shall:(1)  perform duties required by the board; (2)  supervise the work and activities of the district;  and(3)  generally direct the affairs of the district.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 424 (S.B. 1769), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 281.027 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 281 - Hospital Districts in Counties of at Least 190,000|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 281.027. Assistant Administrator

Sec. 281.027.  ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR.  (a)  If the administrator is incapacitated, absent, or unable to perform the administrator's duties, the board may designate an assistant administrator to perform any of the administrator's powers or duties, subject to limitations prescribed by board order.(b)  The assistant administrator or other persons shall execute a bond as required by board order.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 281.028 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 281 - Hospital Districts in Counties of at Least 190,000|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 281.028. Staff

Sec. 281.028.  STAFF.  (a)  The board may appoint doctors to the district's staff and hire technicians, nurses, and other employees the board considers advisable for the district's efficient operation.(b)  An employment contract of a person appointed or hired under this section may not exceed four years.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 110, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 26, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 281.0281 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 281 - Hospital Districts in Counties of at Least 190,000|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 281.0281. Employment of Health Care Providers

Sec. 281.0281.  EMPLOYMENT OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.  (a)  This section applies only to a district created in a county with a population of more than 800,000 that was not included in the boundaries of a hospital district before September 1, 2003.(b)  The board, as it considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district, may employ:(1)  physicians as provided in this section and Sections 162.001(c-4) and (c-5), Occupations Code; and(2)  dentists or other health care providers.(c)  The board may employ a licensed physician as a medical director if the physician:(1)  provides only policy, administrative, and managerial services; and(2)  does not provide direct patient care or otherwise practice medicine, as defined by Section 151.002, Occupations Code, at or for the district.(d)  This section does not authorize the board to supervise or control the practice of medicine or permit the unauthorized practice of medicine, as prohibited by Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 164 (S.B. 1107), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 281.0284 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 281 - Hospital Districts in Counties of at Least 190,000|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 281.0284. Bexar County Hospital District; Employment of Physicians

Sec. 281.0284.  BEXAR COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT; EMPLOYMENT OF PHYSICIANS. (a) The board of the Bexar County Hospital District may employ physicians as the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district.(b)  A physician employed by the Bexar County Hospital District under this section must practice with a nonprofit health organization certified by the Texas Medical Board and created by the Bexar County Hospital District.(c)  The term of an employment contract entered into under this section may not exceed four years.(d)  This section may not be construed as authorizing the board of the Bexar County Hospital District to supervise or control the practice of medicine, as prohibited by Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 524 (H.B. 2351), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.Redesignated from Health and Safety Code, Section 281.0283 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 22.001(26), eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 281.029 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 281 - Hospital Districts in Counties of at Least 190,000|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 281.029. Retirement Programs

Sec. 281.029.  RETIREMENT PROGRAMS.  (a)  With the approval of the commissioners court, the board may contract with the state or the federal government as necessary to establish or continue a retirement program for the benefit of district employees.(b)  In addition to the retirement programs authorized by Subsection (a), the board may establish a retirement program the board considers necessary and advisable for the benefit of district employees.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 281.030 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 281 - Hospital Districts in Counties of at Least 190,000|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 281.030. Seal

Sec. 281.030.  SEAL.  The board shall have a seal engraved with the district's name.  The seal shall be kept by the secretary and used to authenticate the board's acts.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 281.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle D - Hospital Districts|Chapter 281 - Hospital Districts in Counties of at Least 190,000|Subchapter B. District Administration|Section 281.031. Removal of Board Member

Sec. 281.031.  REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBER.  (a)  A member of the board of hospital managers of the El Paso County Hospital District is considered to have resigned the member's position if the member:(1)  is absent from all the regularly scheduled board and committee meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a 90-day period;(2)  is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board and committee meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a 12-month period;(3)  fails to pay a local tax, including an ad valorem tax, when due; or(4)  would be ineligible to serve on the board as provided by Section 281.0222.(b)  A resignation under Subsection (a) is effective immediately on the date the absence, disqualifying conduct, or ineligibility specified by Subsection (a) occurs or exists.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 206 (S.B. 534), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 841 (H.B. 3462), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.|