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TX Health & Safety Code § 261.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 261 - Municipal Hospitals|Subchapter B. Sale, Lease, or Closure of Municipal Hospital|Section 261.013. Form and Terms of Lease in Municipality of 25,000 or Less

Sec. 261.013.  FORM AND TERMS OF LEASE IN MUNICIPALITY OF 25,000 OR LESS.  (a)  The governing body of a municipality with a population of 25,000 or less may lease all or part of a hospital owned by the municipality for operation by the lessee as a public hospital under terms that are satisfactory to the governing body and the lessee.  The term of the lease may not exceed 50 years.(b)  The lease must:(1)  be authorized by ordinance or resolution adopted by the governing body; (2)  be executed on behalf of the municipality by the mayor and the municipal secretary or clerk;  and(3)  have the seal of the municipality impressed on the lease.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 261.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 261 - Municipal Hospitals|Subchapter C. Liability of Nonprofit Management Contractor|Section 261.051. Definition

Sec. 261.051.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "municipal hospital management contractor" means a nonprofit corporation, partnership, or sole proprietorship that manages or operates a hospital or provides services under a contract with a municipality or municipal hospital authority.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 204, Sec. 11.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 289, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 26.01, eff. Jan. 11, 2004.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 261.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 261 - Municipal Hospitals|Subchapter C. Liability of Nonprofit Management Contractor|Section 261.052. Liability of a Municipal Hospital Management Contractor

Sec. 261.052.  LIABILITY OF A MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT CONTRACTOR.  A municipal hospital management contractor in its management or operation of a hospital under a contract with a municipality or a municipal hospital authority is considered a governmental unit for purposes of Chapters 101, 102, and 108, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, and any employee of the contractor is, while performing services under the contract for the benefit of the hospital, an employee of the municipality for the purposes of Chapters 101, 102, and 108, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 204, Sec. 11.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 289, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 26.01, eff. Jan. 11, 2004.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 262.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 262 - Municipal Hospital Authorities|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 262.001. Short Title

Sec. 262.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Hospital Authority Act.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 262.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 262 - Municipal Hospital Authorities|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 262.002. Definitions

Sec. 262.002.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Authority" means a hospital authority created under this chapter.(2)  "Board" means the board of directors of an authority.(3)  "Bond" includes a note.(4)  "Bond resolution" means the resolution authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds.(5)  "Governing body" means the governing body of a municipality.(6)  "Hospital" means a hospital project as defined by Section 223.002.(7)  "Trust indenture" means the mortgage, deed of trust, or other instrument pledging revenues of, or creating a mortgage lien on, properties to secure revenue bonds issued by an authority.(8)  "Trustee" means the trustee under a trust indenture.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 262.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 262 - Municipal Hospital Authorities|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 262.003. Creation

Sec. 262.003.  CREATION.  (a)  A governing body may adopt an ordinance creating a hospital authority and designating the name of the authority if the governing body finds that creation of the authority is in the best interest of the municipality and its residents.(b)  The governing bodies of two or more municipalities may each adopt an ordinance creating a hospital authority that includes those municipalities and designating the name of the authority if the governing bodies find that creation of the authority is in the best interest of the municipalities.(c)  The authority is composed only of the territory in each municipality in the authority.(d)  The authority is a body politic and corporate.(e)  The authority does not have taxing power.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 262.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 262 - Municipal Hospital Authorities|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 262.004. Tax Exemption

Sec. 262.004.  TAX EXEMPTION.  The authority's property is exempt from taxation because it is held for public purposes only and devoted exclusively to the use and benefit of the public.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 262.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 262 - Municipal Hospital Authorities|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 262.005. Dissolution

Sec. 262.005.  DISSOLUTION.  (a)  A governing body by ordinance may dissolve an authority created by the governing body if the governing body and the authority provide for the sale or transfer of the authority's assets and liabilities to the municipality or to another person.(b)  The dissolution of an authority and the sale or transfer of the authority's assets and liabilities may not:(1)  violate a trust indenture or bond resolution relating to the outstanding bonds of the authority;  or(2)  diminish or impair the rights of the holders of outstanding bonds, warrants, or other obligations of the authority.(c)  Except as otherwise provided by this section, an ordinance dissolving an authority takes effect on the 31st day after the date the governing body adopts the ordinance.(d)  If before the ordinance takes effect the municipality receives a petition requesting a referendum on the dissolution that is signed by a number of registered voters of the municipality equal to at least 10 percent of the number of voters who voted in the most recent municipal election, the ordinance does not take effect and the governing body shall order the election.(e)  Section 41.001(a), Election Code, requiring an election to be held on a uniform election date, does not apply to an election under this section.  The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "Dissolution of the (name of the authority)."(f)  If a majority of the votes in the election are cast in favor of the proposition, the ordinance takes effect on a date stated in the order declaring the results of the election.  If a majority of the votes in the election are cast against the proposition, the ordinance does not take effect and the governing body may not adopt an ordinance dissolving the authority before the first anniversary of the date of the election.  That ordinance is also subject to the petition and election requirements of this section.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 262.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 262 - Municipal Hospital Authorities|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 262.011. Board of Directors

Sec. 262.011.  BOARD OF DIRECTORS.  (a)  The authority is governed by a board of directors with at least seven and not more than 11 members.(b)  The number of directors shall be determined at the time the authority is created.  The number may be changed by amendment of the ordinance or ordinances creating the authority unless prohibited by the resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds or by the trust indenture securing the bonds.  However, a reduction in the number of directors may not shorten the term of an incumbent director.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 262.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 262 - Municipal Hospital Authorities|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 262.012. Appointment of Board; Terms of Office

Sec. 262.012.  APPOINTMENT OF BOARD;  TERMS OF OFFICE.  (a)  The governing body or governing bodies shall appoint the directors of the authority for terms not to exceed two years except as otherwise provided by this section.  If the authority includes more than one municipality, each governing body shall appoint an equal number of directors unless the governing bodies agree otherwise.(b)  The resolution authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds or the trust indenture securing the bonds may prescribe the method of selecting a majority of the directors and the term of office of those directors, and the terms of directors appointed before the issuance of the bonds are subject to the resolution or trust indenture.  The governing body or governing bodies shall appoint the remaining directors.(c)  The trust indenture may provide that in the event of a default, as defined in the trust indenture, the trustee may appoint all directors.  On that appointment, the terms of the directors in office terminate.(d)  If the authority purchases an existing hospital or a hospital under construction from a nonprofit corporation, the directors shall be determined as provided in the contract of purchase.(e)  If the authority is financed under Chapter 223, the governing body or governing bodies by ordinance may require the board to submit nominees for appointment to the board.  If a nominee is rejected by the governing body or governing bodies, the board shall submit another nominee.  The governing body or governing bodies shall select the directors from the nominees submitted by the board and any other nominee submitted by a member of a governing body.  The governing body or governing bodies may also limit the number of successive terms that a director may serve.(f)  An officer or employee of a municipality in the authority is not eligible for appointment as a director.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 262.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 262 - Municipal Hospital Authorities|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 262.013. Officers

Sec. 262.013.  OFFICERS.  (a)  The board shall elect:(1)  a president and a vice-president, who must be directors; (2)  a secretary and a treasurer, who are not required to be directors;  and(3)  any other officers authorized by the authority's bylaws.(b)  The offices of secretary and treasurer may be combined.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 262.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 262 - Municipal Hospital Authorities|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 262.014. Authority of Board

Sec. 262.014.  AUTHORITY OF BOARD.  (a)  Action may be taken by a majority of the directors present if a quorum is present.(b)  The president has the same right to vote as other directors.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 262.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 262 - Municipal Hospital Authorities|Subchapter B. Board of Directors|Section 262.015. Compensation

Sec. 262.015.  COMPENSATION.  A director may not receive compensation for services but is entitled to reimbursement for expenses incurred in performing services.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 262.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 262 - Municipal Hospital Authorities|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 262.021. General Powers

Sec. 262.021.  GENERAL POWERS.  (a)  The authority has the power of perpetual succession.(b)  The authority may:(1)  have a seal; (2)  sue and be sued;  and(3)  make, amend, and repeal its bylaws.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 262.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 262 - Municipal Hospital Authorities|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 262.022. Acquisition, Operation, and Lease of Hospitals

Sec. 262.022.  ACQUISITION, OPERATION, AND LEASE OF HOSPITALS.  (a)  The authority may construct, purchase, enlarge, furnish, or equip one or more hospitals.  A hospital may be located outside the municipality or municipalities.(b)  The authority may operate and maintain one or more hospitals.  The authority shall operate a hospital without the intervention of private profit for the use and benefit of the public unless the authority leases the hospital.(c)  The board may lease a hospital, or part of a hospital, owned by the authority for operation by the lessee as a hospital under terms that are satisfactory to the board and the lessee.  The lease must:(1)  be authorized by resolution of the board; (2)  be executed on behalf of the authority by the president and secretary of the board;  and(3)  have the seal of the authority impressed on the lease.(d)  The bond resolution or trust indenture may prescribe procedures and policies for the operation of a hospital.  If a hospital is used, operated, or acquired by a nonprofit corporation or is leased, the authority may delegate to the nonprofit corporation or lessee the duty to establish the procedures and policies.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 262.0225 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 262 - Municipal Hospital Authorities|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 262.0225. Authority to Borrow Money

Sec. 262.0225.  AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY.  (a)  This section applies only to an authority created by a municipality with a population of less than 25,000.(b)  The board may, on behalf of the authority, borrow money from a federally insured lending institution for any of the authority's purposes.(c)  The board may borrow money in the amount it considers advisable subject to a rate of interest and other terms and conditions it considers advisable.(d)  A loan for which bonds are pledged shall mature not later than the first anniversary of the date on which the loan is made.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 740, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 702, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 262.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 262 - Municipal Hospital Authorities|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 262.023. Employees

Sec. 262.023.  EMPLOYEES.  (a)  The board may employ a manager or executive director of a hospital and other employees, experts, and agents.(b)  The board may delegate to the manager or executive director the authority to manage the hospital and to employ and discharge employees.(c)  The board may employ legal counsel.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 262.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 262 - Municipal Hospital Authorities|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 262.024. Management Agreement

Sec. 262.024.  MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT.  (a)  The board may enter into an agreement with any person for the management or operation of a hospital, or part of a hospital, owned by the authority under terms that are satisfactory to the board and the contracting party.(b)  The agreement must:(1)  be authorized by resolution of the board; (2)  be executed on behalf of the authority by the president and secretary of the board;  and(3)  have the seal of the authority impressed on the agreement.(c)  The board may delegate to the manager the authority to manage the hospital and to employ and discharge employees.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 262.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 262 - Municipal Hospital Authorities|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 262.025. Committees

Sec. 262.025.  COMMITTEES.  (a)  The board, by a resolution adopted by a majority of the directors in office, may designate one or more committees if authorized to do so by the authority's bylaws.(b)  At least two directors must serve on each committee.  Each committee may have additional nonvoting members who are not directors if authorized by the resolution or the bylaws.(c)  A committee may exercise the board's power to manage the authority to the extent and in the manner provided by the resolution or the bylaws.  However, the board may not delegate to a committee the authority to:(1)  issue bonds; (2)  make or amend a lease of a hospital or a management agreement relating to a hospital;  or(3)  employ or discharge a manager or executive director.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 262.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 262 - Municipal Hospital Authorities|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 262.026. Rates for Hospital Services

Sec. 262.026.  RATES FOR HOSPITAL SERVICES.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), through charging sufficient rates for services provided by a hospital and through its other revenue sources the board shall produce revenue sufficient to:(1)  pay the expenses of owning, operating, and maintaining the hospital; (2)  pay the interest on the bonds as it becomes due; (3)  create a sinking fund to pay the bonds as they become due;  and(4)  create and maintain a bond reserve fund and other funds as provided in the bond resolution or trust indenture.(b)  If the hospital is used, operated, or acquired by a nonprofit corporation under Chapter 223 or is leased, the board shall require the nonprofit corporation or the lessee to charge rates for services provided by the hospital that are sufficient with the nonprofit corporation's or lessee's other sources of revenue to:(1)  pay the expenses of operating and maintaining the hospital;  and(2)  make payments or pay rentals to the authority that are sufficient with the authority's other pledged sources of estimated revenue to:(A)  pay the interest on the bonds as it becomes due; (B)  create a sinking fund to pay the bonds as they become due;  and(C)  create and maintain a bond reserve fund and other funds as provided in the bond resolution or trust indenture.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 262.027 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 262 - Municipal Hospital Authorities|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 262.027. Depository

Sec. 262.027.  DEPOSITORY.  The authority may:(1)  select a depository in the same manner that a municipality may select a depository under Chapter 105, Local Government Code;  or(2)  award its depository contract to the depository or depositories selected as the depository or depositories of the municipality or municipalities in the authority and on the same terms as the terms of the municipal depository agreement or agreements.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 262.028 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 262 - Municipal Hospital Authorities|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 262.028. Eminent Domain

Sec. 262.028.  EMINENT DOMAIN.  (a)  To carry out a power granted by this chapter, the authority may acquire the fee simple title to land, other property, and easements by condemnation under Chapter 21, Property Code.(b)  The authority is considered to be a municipal corporation for the purposes of Section 21.021(c), Property Code.(c)  The board shall determine the amount and character of the interest in land, other property, and easements to be acquired under this section.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 262.029 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 262 - Municipal Hospital Authorities|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 262.029. Gifts and Endowments

Sec. 262.029.  GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.  The board may accept gifts and endowments to hold and administer as required by the respective donors.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 262.030 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 262 - Municipal Hospital Authorities|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 262.030. Medical Records

Sec. 262.030.  MEDICAL RECORDS.  (a)  The preservation, microfilming, destruction, or other disposition of the records of the authority is subject to Subtitle C, Title 6, Local Government Code.(b)  The period that medical records are retained shall be in accordance with rules relating to the retention of medical records adopted by the Texas Department of Health and with other applicable federal and state laws and rules.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 116, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 262.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 4 - Health Facilities|Subtitle C - Local Hospitals|Chapter 262 - Municipal Hospital Authorities|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 262.031. Sale of Property; General Provisions

Sec. 262.031.  SALE OF PROPERTY;  GENERAL PROVISIONS.  (a)  The board may sell, through sealed bids or at a public auction, real property acquired by gift or purchase that the board determines is not needed for hospital purposes if the sale does not violate:(1)  a trust indenture or bond resolution relating to outstanding bonds of the authority; (2)  prior restrictions placed on the use of the property;  or(3)  an agreement between the authority and a nonprofit corporation under Chapter 223.(b)  If the board conducts the sale by sealed bids, the board shall provide notice of the sale under Section 272.001, Local Government Code.(c)  If the board conducts the sale by public auction, the board shall publish a notice of the sale once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in each municipality in the authority.  The notice must include a description of the property and the date, time, and place of the auction.  The first notice must be published not later than the 21st day before the date of the auction.(d)  This section does not affect the authority's powers under Chapter 223.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|