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2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 283 - Optional Hospital District Law of 1957 › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 283.047. District Rules

Sec. 283.047.  DISTRICT RULES.  The board may adopt rules governing the operation of the hospital or hospital system.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 283 - Optional Hospital District Law of 1957 › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 283.048. Purchasing and Accounting Methods and Procedures

Sec. 283.048.  PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING METHODS AND PROCEDURES.  (a)  The commissioners court may prescribe:
(1)  the method of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district;  and
(2)  accounting and control procedures for the district.
(b)  A county officer, employee, or agent shall perform any function or service required by the commissioners court under this section.
(c)  The district shall pay salaries and expenses necessarily incurred by the county or by a county officer or agent in performing a duty prescribed or required under this section.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 283 - Optional Hospital District Law of 1957 › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 283.049. District Inspections

Sec. 283.049.  DISTRICT INSPECTIONS.  (a)  The district facilities may be inspected by a representative of the Department of State Health Services or any other state agency or board authorized to supervise a hospital.
(b)  A resident district officer shall:
(1)  admit an inspector into the district facilities;  and
(2)  on demand give the inspector access to records, reports, books, papers, and accounts related to the district.
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. 3.0833, eff. April 2, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 283 - Optional Hospital District Law of 1957 › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 283.050. Eminent Domain

Sec. 283.050.  EMINENT DOMAIN.  (a)  The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire by condemnation a fee simple or other interest in real, personal, or mixed property located in the district if the property interest is necessary or convenient for the exercise of the rights or authority conferred on the district by this chapter.
(b)  The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, but the district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a bond as provided by Section 21.021(a), Property Code.
(c)  In a condemnation proceeding brought by the district, the district is not required to:
(1)  pay in advance or give bond or other security for costs in the trial court;
(2)  give bond for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a temporary injunction;  or
(3)  give bond for costs or supersedeas on an appeal or writ of error.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 283 - Optional Hospital District Law of 1957 › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 283.051. Gifts and Endowments

Sec. 283.051.  GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.  (a)  On behalf of the district, the board may accept gifts and endowments to be held in trust and administered by the board for the purposes and under the directions, limitations, or provisions prescribed in writing by the donor that are consistent with the proper management of the district.
(b)  The board may contract with the state to receive a payment or grant provided by the state for the care or treatment of hospital patients or patients in district facilities.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 283 - Optional Hospital District Law of 1957 › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 283.052. Authority to Sue and Be Sued; Legal Representation

Sec. 283.052.  AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED;  LEGAL REPRESENTATION.  (a)  The board may sue and be sued.
(b)  The county attorney, district attorney, or criminal district attorney, as appropriate, with the duty to represent the county in civil matters shall represent the district in all legal matters.
(c)  The board may employ additional legal counsel when the board determines that additional counsel is advisable.
(d)  The district shall contribute sufficient funds to the general fund of the county for the account of the budget of the county attorney, district attorney, or criminal district attorney, as appropriate, to pay all additional salaries and expenses incurred by that officer in performing the duties required by the district.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 283 - Optional Hospital District Law of 1957 › Subchapter D. Medical Treatment and Care › Section 283.071. Admission Criteria and Payment; Criminal Penalty

Sec. 283.071.  ADMISSION CRITERIA AND PAYMENT;  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  The board shall enter an order in district records defining "indigent or needy person" for the purpose of determining qualifications for admission to district hospital facilities.
(b)  An order under Subsection (a) must detail the criteria for an emergency admission to district facilities without regard to indigency and for the length and basis of the stay at the facility.
(c)  The board may require evidence of indigency that it considers appropriate, including an affidavit of inability to pay.
(d)  The board may hire personnel necessary to determine the eligibility of an applicant for admission to district facilities and to process admissions.
(e)  A person commits an offense if the person is able to pay for the person's hospital care at a district facility and makes a false statement for the purpose of obtaining admission to a district hospital facility.  An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine not to exceed $200.
(f)  A person who violates Subsection (e) is also liable for the cost of the person's hospital care.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 283 - Optional Hospital District Law of 1957 › Subchapter E. District Finances › Section 283.081. Budget

Sec. 283.081.  BUDGET.  (a)  The administrator shall prepare an annual budget.
(b)  The budget and all budget revisions shall be approved by the commissioners court.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 283 - Optional Hospital District Law of 1957 › Subchapter E. District Finances › Section 283.082. Administrator's Report

Sec. 283.082.  ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT.  (a)  As soon as practicable after the close of the fiscal year, the administrator shall make a report to the commissioners court, executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission, and comptroller.
(b)  The report must:
(1)  contain a sworn statement of all money and choses in action received by the administrator and the disposition of the money and actions;  and
(2)  detail the operations of the district for the fiscal year.
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. 3.0834, eff. April 2, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 283 - Optional Hospital District Law of 1957 › Subchapter E. District Finances › Section 283.083. Depository

Sec. 283.083.  DEPOSITORY.  (a)  Not later than the 30th day after the appointment of the board, the board shall:
(1)  select a depository for district funds in the manner provided by law for the selection of a county depository;  or
(2)  elect to use the county depository.
(b)  If the board selects a depository in accordance with Subsection (a)(1), the depository shall serve as the district depository for two years and until its successor is selected and qualified.
(c)  All income of the district shall be deposited in the district depository.
(d)  The county clerk's signature is not required on warrants against district funds.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 283 - Optional Hospital District Law of 1957 › Subchapter F. District Bonds › Section 283.101. General Obligation Bonds

Sec. 283.101.  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, purchase, construct, equip, or enlarge the hospital or hospital system if:
(1)  a tax may be imposed at a rate that:
(A)  is sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds;  and
(B)  when added to the rates of other taxes imposed by the district, does not exceed the maximum tax rate of the district;  and
(2)  the bonds are authorized by majority vote of the qualified voters of the district voting at an election held for the purpose.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 283 - Optional Hospital District Law of 1957 › Subchapter F. District Bonds › Section 283.102. Bond Election

Sec. 283.102.  BOND ELECTION.  (a)  A bond election may be held at any time the commissioners court considers advisable, except that it may not be held within two years after the date of a previous election.
(b)  The election must be:
(1)  ordered and held in accordance with Chapter 1251, Government Code;  and
(2)  conducted in the same manner as other countywide elections.
(c)  The district shall pay for the cost of the election and shall provide for payment before the commissioners court orders the election.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.262, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 283 - Optional Hospital District Law of 1957 › Subchapter F. District Bonds › Section 283.103. Refunding Bonds

Sec. 283.103.  REFUNDING BONDS.  (a)  Refunding bonds of the district may be issued to refund outstanding bonded indebtedness the district has issued or assumed.
(b)  The bonds must be issued in the manner provided for other bonds of the district except that an election to authorize their issuance is not required.
(c)  The refunding bonds may be:
(1)  sold and the proceeds applied to the payment of outstanding bonds;  or
(2)  exchanged in whole or in part for not less than a similar principal amount of the outstanding bonds plus the unpaid, matured interest on those bonds.
(d)  The average annual interest cost on the refunding bonds, computed in accordance with recognized standard bond interest cost tables, may not exceed the average annual interest cost so computed on the bonds to be discharged from the proceeds of the refunding bonds, unless the total interest cost on the refunding bonds, computed to their respective maturity dates, is less than the total interest cost so computed on the bonds to be discharged from those proceeds.  In those computations, any premium required to be paid on the bonds to be refunded as a condition to payment in advance of their stated maturity dates shall be taken into account as an addition to the net interest cost to the district of the refunding bonds.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 283 - Optional Hospital District Law of 1957 › Subchapter F. District Bonds › Section 283.104. Execution of Bonds

Sec. 283.104.  EXECUTION OF BONDS.  The county judge of the county in which the district is created shall execute the bonds in the name of the district, and the county clerk shall countersign the bonds.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 283 - Optional Hospital District Law of 1957 › Subchapter F. District Bonds › Section 283.105. Approval and Registration of Bonds

Sec. 283.105.  APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF BONDS.  (a)  District bonds must be approved by the attorney general and registered by the comptroller subject to the same requirements for approval and registration of bonds issued by the county.
(b)  The attorney general's approval of district bonds has the same effect as that approval for other bonds issued by the county.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 283 - Optional Hospital District Law of 1957 › Subchapter G. Taxes › Section 283.121. Tax Assessment and Collection

Sec. 283.121.  TAX ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION.  (a)  If the district has issued or assumed bonds payable from taxes, the commissioners court shall impose a tax for the benefit of the district on all property subject to district taxation.
(b)  The commissioners court may impose a tax for:
(1)  the entire year in which the district is created;
(2)  maintenance and operation of the district;  and
(3)  improvements and additions to the hospital system.
(c)  The total tax rate of the district may not exceed:
(1)  the rate authorized by the voters of the district;  or
(2)  the constitutional tax rate limit.
(d)  The tax revenue may be used:
(1)  to create an interest and sinking fund for bonds that may be assumed or issued by the district for hospital purposes in accordance with this chapter;
(2)  to provide for the operation and maintenance of the hospital or hospital system;  and
(3)  to make improvements and additions to the hospital system, including the acquisition of necessary sites.
(e)  The county tax assessor-collector shall collect the tax.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 283 - Optional Hospital District Law of 1957 › Subchapter G. Taxes › Section 283.122. Election to Increase Tax Amount

Sec. 283.122.  ELECTION TO INCREASE TAX AMOUNT.  (a)  The tax rate approved in the creation of the district may be increased only if the increase is approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the district who vote in an election called and held for that purpose.
(b)  The commissioners court may order an election to increase the allowable tax rate to be held on its own motion or on the presentation of a petition for an election signed by at least 100 qualified property taxpaying voters of the district.
(c)  When the commissioners court orders the election, the court shall determine the amount of tax necessary for the proper maintenance of the hospital district.
(d)  The election shall be held on the first authorized uniform election date prescribed by the Election Code that allows sufficient time to comply with the other requirements of law and that occurs at least 30 days after the date on which the court orders the election.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 283 - Optional Hospital District Law of 1957 › Subchapter G. Taxes › Section 283.123. Ballot Proposition for Tax Increase

Sec. 283.123.  BALLOT PROPOSITION FOR TAX INCREASE.  The ballot for a tax increase under this subchapter shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "The increase of the hospital district tax from (the existing tax levy) to (the amount of existing tax plus the increase determined by the commissioners court in its order calling the election) on each $100 of the taxable value of property taxable by the district."
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 283 - Optional Hospital District Law of 1957 › Subchapter H. District Conversion › Section 283.131. District Conversion Authority

Sec. 283.131.  DISTRICT CONVERSION AUTHORITY.  A hospital district created in accordance with Chapter 281 may be converted into a district subject to this chapter, or a district created in accordance with this chapter may be converted into a district subject to Chapter 281.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 283 - Optional Hospital District Law of 1957 › Subchapter H. District Conversion › Section 283.132. Conversion Election Required

Sec. 283.132.  CONVERSION ELECTION REQUIRED.  (a)  A district may be converted under this subchapter only if the conversion is approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the county in which the district is located who vote at an election called and held for that purpose.
(b)  The commissioners court shall order a conversion election not later than the 20th day after the date of presentation of a petition for conversion signed by at least five percent of the qualified property taxpaying voters of the county.
(c)  If the election is on the question of conversion of a district created in accordance with Chapter 281, when the commissioners court orders the election, the court shall determine the amount of tax necessary:
(1)  to operate and maintain the district's hospital system;
(2)  to make improvements and additions to the hospital system, including the acquisition of necessary sites;  and
(3)  to pay when due the principal of and interest on district bonds assumed by the original district but excluding bonds issued by the original district.
(d)  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 and that occurs at least 30 days after the date on which the court orders the election.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 283 - Optional Hospital District Law of 1957 › Subchapter H. District Conversion › Section 283.133. Ballot Propositions

Sec. 283.133.  BALLOT PROPOSITIONS.  (a)  The ballot for the election held to determine the question of conversion of a district created under this chapter shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "The conversion of the hospital district from a district operated under the Optional Hospital District Law of 1957 to a district operated under Chapter 281, Health and Safety Code, and the levy of a tax not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 of the taxable value of property taxable by the district."
(b)  The ballot for an election held to determine the question of conversion of a district created in accordance with Chapter 281, if no bonds issued by the district are outstanding, shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "The conversion of the hospital district from a district operated under Chapter 281, Health and Safety Code, to a district operated under the Optional Hospital District Law of 1957, and the levy of a tax not to exceed (the amount determined by the commissioners court in the election order) on each $100 of the taxable value of property taxable by the district."
(c)  The ballot for an election held to determine the question of conversion of a district created in accordance with Chapter 281, if bonds issued by the district are outstanding, shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "The conversion of the hospital district from a district operated under Chapter 281, Health and Safety Code, to a district operated under the Optional Hospital District Law of 1957, and the levy of a tax not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 of the taxable value of property taxable by the district until presently outstanding bonds issued by the district have been retired, and thereafter the levy of a tax not to exceed (the amount determined by the commissioners court in the election order) on each $100 of the taxable value of property taxable by the district."
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 283 - Optional Hospital District Law of 1957 › Subchapter H. District Conversion › Section 283.134. Effective Date of Conversion

Sec. 283.134.  EFFECTIVE DATE OF CONVERSION.  If a majority of the qualified voters participating in the election vote in favor of the proposition, the conversion becomes effective on the 30th day after the date that the election results are declared.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 283 - Optional Hospital District Law of 1957 › Subchapter H. District Conversion › Section 283.135. Effect of Conversion

Sec. 283.135.  EFFECT OF CONVERSION.  (a)  The district's identity is not affected by the conversion, and the district is liable for all outstanding debts and obligations assumed or incurred by the district.
(b)  Any bonds voted by a district originally created under Chapter 281 which have not been issued on the date of the conversion election may not be issued.
(c)  On conversion of a district from one operated under Chapter 281 to one operated under this chapter, the district may not impose a tax in excess of the amount determined by the commissioners court in the election order for any purposes other than to pay the principal of and interest on the unpaid bonds issued by the district before the date of conversion.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 283 - Optional Hospital District Law of 1957 › Subchapter H. District Conversion › Section 283.136. Limitation on Further Elections

Sec. 283.136.  LIMITATION ON FURTHER ELECTIONS.  (a)  If the proposition fails to carry at the conversion election, the district may not hold another election on the proposition for two years after the date of the election.
(b)  A district that has converted under this subchapter may hold an election for reconversion after five years after the date of the conversion.  The election for reconversion must be held in the same manner as provided in this subchapter for the conversion.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 284 - Special Provisions Relating to Hospital District Bonds › Subchapter A. Issuance of Revenue Bonds in Counties With Population of at Least 200,000 › Section 284.001. Authority to Issue; Form of Bonds

Sec. 284.001.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE;  FORM OF BONDS.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county with a population of at least 200,000 in which a hospital district has been created in accordance with Article IX of the Texas Constitution may issue revenue bonds to provide funds to:
(1)  acquire, construct, repair, renovate, improve, enlarge, and equip a hospital facility;  and
(2)  acquire any real or personal property on behalf of the district for those purposes.
(b)  The commissioners court may not issue revenue bonds under this subchapter on behalf of a hospital district to purchase a nursing home for long-term care.
(c)  The bonds and bond interest coupons are negotiable instruments.
(d)  The bonds may be issued in the form, denomination, and manner and under the terms and conditions determined and provided by the commissioners court in the order authorizing the issuance of the bonds.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 284 - Special Provisions Relating to Hospital District Bonds › Subchapter A. Issuance of Revenue Bonds in Counties With Population of at Least 200,000 › Section 284.002. Terms

Sec. 284.002.  TERMS.  (a)  The bonds must mature serially or otherwise not more than 40 years after the date they are issued.
(b)  The bonds may be:
(1)  made redeemable before maturity;  and
(2)  issued registrable as to principal or as to principal and interest.
(c)  The bonds shall be executed in the manner and bear interest at the rate provided by the commissioners court in the order authorizing the bonds.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 284 - Special Provisions Relating to Hospital District Bonds › Subchapter A. Issuance of Revenue Bonds in Counties With Population of at Least 200,000 › Section 284.003. Approval and Registration of Bonds

Sec. 284.003.  APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF BONDS.  (a)  The commissioners court shall submit the bonds and the proceedings authorizing their issuance to the attorney general for examination.  If the attorney general finds that the bonds are authorized in accordance with law, the attorney general shall approve the bonds and the comptroller shall register the bonds.
(b)  After approval and registration, the bonds are incontestable and are binding obligations according to their terms.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 284 - Special Provisions Relating to Hospital District Bonds › Subchapter A. Issuance of Revenue Bonds in Counties With Population of at Least 200,000 › Section 284.004. Security

Sec. 284.004.  SECURITY.  (a)  The commissioners court may make bonds issued under this subchapter payable from and secured by a lien on or pledge of all or part of the hospital district revenue from operation or ownership of hospital facilities, except ad valorem taxes.
(b)  The commissioners court may also secure the bonds by:
(1)  a pledge of all or part of a grant, a donation, or other income received from a public or private source, whether in accordance with an agreement or otherwise;  and
(2)  a mortgage or deed of trust on real property on which a district hospital facility is or will be located and any real or personal property incident or appurtenant to that facility.
(c)  The commissioners court may authorize the execution and delivery of a trust indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, or other form of encumbrance to evidence a security agreement under Subsection (b)(2).
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 284 - Special Provisions Relating to Hospital District Bonds › Subchapter A. Issuance of Revenue Bonds in Counties With Population of at Least 200,000 › Section 284.005. Sale of Bonds; Use of Proceeds

Sec. 284.005.  SALE OF BONDS;  USE OF PROCEEDS.  (a)  The bonds may be sold in the manner, at the price, and under the terms determined and provided by the commissioners court in the order authorizing the issuance of the bonds.
(b)  If permitted by the bond order, a required part of the proceeds from the bond sale may be used for:
(1)  the payment of interest on the bonds during the construction of hospital facilities financed with bond proceeds;
(2)  the payment of operation and maintenance expenses of those facilities to the extent and for the period specified by the bond order;  and
(3)  the creation of reserves for the payment of bond principal and interest.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 284 - Special Provisions Relating to Hospital District Bonds › Subchapter A. Issuance of Revenue Bonds in Counties With Population of at Least 200,000 › Section 284.006. Investment of Bond Proceeds

Sec. 284.006.  INVESTMENT OF BOND PROCEEDS.  Proceeds from the sale of bonds may be invested until needed to the extent and in the manner provided by the bond order.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 284 - Special Provisions Relating to Hospital District Bonds › Subchapter A. Issuance of Revenue Bonds in Counties With Population of at Least 200,000 › Section 284.007. Legal Investments

Sec. 284.007.  LEGAL INVESTMENTS.  The bonds are legal and authorized investments for:
(1)  a bank;
(2)  a trust company;
(3)  a savings and loan association;
(4)  an insurance company;
(5)  a small business investment corporation;
(6)  a fiduciary;
(7)  a trustee;
(8)  a guardian;  or
(9)  an interest or sinking fund or other public funds of the state or a municipality, county, school district, or other political subdivision of the state.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 284 - Special Provisions Relating to Hospital District Bonds › Subchapter A. Issuance of Revenue Bonds in Counties With Population of at Least 200,000 › Section 284.008. Security for Deposits

Sec. 284.008.  SECURITY FOR DEPOSITS.  The bonds are eligible to secure deposits of public funds of the state or of a municipality, county, school district, or other political subdivision of the state.  The bonds are lawful and sufficient security for deposits to the extent of their market value if accompanied by all appurtenant unmatured coupons, if any.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 284 - Special Provisions Relating to Hospital District Bonds › Subchapter A. Issuance of Revenue Bonds in Counties With Population of at Least 200,000 › Section 284.009. Authority to Issue Subsequent Bonds

Sec. 284.009.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE SUBSEQUENT BONDS.  In the authorization of bonds under Section 284.001, the commissioners court may provide for the subsequent issuance of additional parity, subordinate lien, or other bonds, under the terms or conditions stated in the order authorizing the issuance of the original bonds.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 284 - Special Provisions Relating to Hospital District Bonds › Subchapter A. Issuance of Revenue Bonds in Counties With Population of at Least 200,000 › Section 284.010. Refunding Bonds and Refinancing

Sec. 284.010.  REFUNDING BONDS AND REFINANCING.  (a)  Revenue bonds issued by the commissioners court under this subchapter or under any other statute of this state and payable from hospital facility revenue may be refunded or otherwise refinanced by the commissioners court.
(b)  The provisions of this subchapter pertinent and appropriate to the issuance of revenue bonds generally apply to the refunding bonds.
(c)  In issuing refunding bonds or in refinancing revenue bonds, the commissioners court in the same authorizing proceedings may:
(1)  refund or refinance bonds issued under this subchapter and bonds issued under another statute of this state and combine the refunding bonds with other new bonds to be issued under those laws into one or more issues or series of bonds;  and
(2)  provide for the subsequent issuance of additional parity, subordinate lien, or other bonds.
(d)  Refunding bonds shall be issued and delivered under the terms and conditions stated in the authorizing proceedings.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 284 - Special Provisions Relating to Hospital District Bonds › Subchapter A. Issuance of Revenue Bonds in Counties With Population of at Least 200,000 › Section 284.011. Taxes to Pay Operating and Maintenance Expenses

Sec. 284.011.  TAXES TO PAY OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE EXPENSES.  (a)  Ad valorem taxes of the hospital district shall be used to pay hospital facility operation and maintenance expenses to the extent that hospital facility revenue and income are not available at any time to pay all those expenses.
(b)  The proceeds of an annual ad valorem tax may be pledged to pay hospital facility operation and maintenance expenses in the order authorizing the issuance of bonds under this subchapter.
(c)  During each year that any of the bonds are outstanding, the commissioners court shall compute and determine the rate and amount of ad valorem tax that is sufficient to raise and produce the funds required to pay required hospital facility operation and maintenance expenses if the annual ad valorem tax is pledged as security for the payment of those expenses.  In determining the tax rate, the commissioners court may allow for tax delinquencies and the cost of tax collection.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 284 - Special Provisions Relating to Hospital District Bonds › Subchapter A. Issuance of Revenue Bonds in Counties With Population of at Least 200,000 › Section 284.012. Authority of District Governing Body in Absence of Ad Valorem Tax

Sec. 284.012.  AUTHORITY OF DISTRICT GOVERNING BODY IN ABSENCE OF AD VALOREM TAX.  If a hospital district created under Article IX of the Texas Constitution does not have ad valorem taxes levied on behalf of the district by the commissioners court of the county in which the hospital district is located, the district board of directors or other governing body has all of the powers and duties otherwise provided to a commissioners court under this subchapter.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 284 - Special Provisions Relating to Hospital District Bonds › Subchapter A. Issuance of Revenue Bonds in Counties With Population of at Least 200,000 › Section 284.013. Annual Budget

Sec. 284.013.  ANNUAL BUDGET.  (a)  The commissioners court, board of hospital managers, or hospital district board of directors shall provide in each annual hospital district budget for the payment of all operation and maintenance expenses of the hospital district.
(b)  In preparing the budget, the commissioners court or board may consider the estimated revenue and income from hospital facilities that will be available for paying operation and maintenance expenses after providing for all principal, interest, and reserve requirements in connection with the bonds.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 284 - Special Provisions Relating to Hospital District Bonds › Subchapter A. Issuance of Revenue Bonds in Counties With Population of at Least 200,000 › Section 284.014. Authority to Charge for Hospital Services

Sec. 284.014.  AUTHORITY TO CHARGE FOR HOSPITAL SERVICES.  (a)  The commissioners court, board of hospital managers, or hospital district board of directors may fix and collect charges for the occupancy or use of hospital facilities and hospital services in the amount and manner determined by the commissioners court or board.
(b)  The charges shall be fixed and collected in an amount:
(1)  sufficient, with other pledged resources, to provide for all payments of principal, interest, and any other amounts required in connection with the bonds;  and
(2)  required by the bond order to provide for payment of all or part of the operation, maintenance, and other expenses of the hospital facilities.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 284 - Special Provisions Relating to Hospital District Bonds › Subchapter A. Issuance of Revenue Bonds in Counties With Population of at Least 200,000 › Section 284.015. Use of Other Law

Sec. 284.015.  USE OF OTHER LAW.  A commissioners court may use other law not in conflict with this chapter to the extent convenient or necessary to carry out any power expressly or impliedly granted by this chapter.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 284 - Special Provisions Relating to Hospital District Bonds › Subchapter B. Issuing and Refunding Revenue Bonds by Hospital Districts Created Under Article Ix, Section 9, of the Texas Constitution › Section 284.031. Authority to Issue

Sec. 284.031.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE.  (a)  A hospital district created in accordance with Article IX, Section 9, of the Texas Constitution may issue revenue bonds to:
(1)  acquire, construct, repair, renovate, or equip buildings and improvements for hospital purposes;  and
(2)  acquire sites for hospital purposes.
(b)  The hospital district may refund revenue bonds previously issued for the purposes specified by Subsection (a).
(c)  The bonds must be payable from and secured by a pledge of all or part of district revenues from operation of a hospital.  The bonds may also be secured by a mortgage or deed of trust lien on all or part of the district's property.
(d)  The bonds must be issued in accordance with Sections 264.042-264.047(a), 264.048, and 264.049, and with the effect specified by Section 264.050.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 284 - Special Provisions Relating to Hospital District Bonds › Subchapter C. Bond Elections in Hospital Districts › Section 284.041. Bond Elections for Revenue Bonds

Sec. 284.041.  BOND ELECTIONS FOR REVENUE BONDS.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county authorized by law to issue revenue bonds on behalf of a hospital district in the county may, on its own motion, order an advisory election to determine whether a majority of the qualified voters of the hospital district voting at the election favor the issuance of revenue bonds.  The order must contain the same information contained in the notice of the election.
(b)  In addition to the contents of the notice required by the Election Code, the notice must state any other matters that the commissioners court considers necessary or advisable.
(c)  Subject to any additional notice requirements under Section 4.003, Election Code, the commissioners court shall publish notice of the election one time, at least 10 days before the date set for the election, in a newspaper of general circulation in the hospital district.
(d)  The election is advisory only and does not affect the authority of the commissioners court to issue revenue bonds on behalf of the hospital district under an applicable law that does not require an election.
(e)  The expenses of holding the election shall be paid from hospital district funds.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 285 - Special Provisions Relating to Hospital Districts › Subchapter A. Payment of Hospital District Operating Expenses in Certain Populous Counties › Section 285.001. Definition

Sec. 285.001.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "bond" includes a note.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 285 - Special Provisions Relating to Hospital Districts › Subchapter A. Payment of Hospital District Operating Expenses in Certain Populous Counties › Section 285.002. Applicability of Subchapter

Sec. 285.002.  APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter applies only to a county having:
(1)  a population of:
(A)  at least 1.2 million; or
(B)  at least 830,000 and not more than 870,000; and
(2)  a countywide hospital district that:
(A)  has taxes imposed and collected by the commissioners court of the county; and
(B)  has teaching hospital facilities affiliated with a state-owned or private medical school.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 597, Sec. 73, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 669, Sec. 37, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 37, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4559), Sec. 81, eff. September 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 285 - Special Provisions Relating to Hospital Districts › Subchapter A. Payment of Hospital District Operating Expenses in Certain Populous Counties › Section 285.003. Authority to Make Revenue Anticipation Agreement

Sec. 285.003.  AUTHORITY TO MAKE REVENUE ANTICIPATION AGREEMENT.  (a)  The commissioners court of the county may make a revenue anticipation agreement with a person, including a bank or other financial institution, on the determination by the commissioners court that the county hospital district's projected revenue, including tax collections, will not be received by the district at the times necessary to pay when due the district's operating and maintenance expenses.
(b)  Under the revenue anticipation agreement, the contracting person agrees to advance to the hospital district, and the county and district agree to repay from the sources specified by Section 285.006, funds necessary for the district hospital facilities' operation and maintenance during the term of the agreement.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 285 - Special Provisions Relating to Hospital Districts › Subchapter A. Payment of Hospital District Operating Expenses in Certain Populous Counties › Section 285.004. Terms

Sec. 285.004.  TERMS.  (a)  Subject to this section, the parties to a revenue anticipation agreement determine its terms.
(b)  The term of the revenue anticipation agreement may not exceed two years.
(c)  An advance may not be made to a district under a revenue anticipation agreement more than once each month.  The amount of an advance may not exceed the difference between (1) the district's accumulated, unpaid operating and maintenance expenses, and (2) the district's revenue and income, including tax revenue, actually received by the district to the date of the advance and lawfully available for paying those expenses, together with the operating reserves reasonably required for one month.
(d)  The party making the advances may rely on a certification made by the district's authorized officers concerning facts specified by Subsection (c).
(e)  Amounts advanced under a revenue anticipation agreement may bear interest at a rate or rates not more than the legal rate for district revenue bonds, and the agreement may provide that the rate of interest on those amounts may be determined at the time the advance is made by reference to any determinative factors and formulae on which the parties agree.
(f)  The agreement must provide:
(1)  for the advanced amounts to mature and become due and payable on a date on or before the day the agreement ends;  and
(2)  that the advanced amounts may be paid without penalty at any time before maturity.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 285 - Special Provisions Relating to Hospital Districts › Subchapter A. Payment of Hospital District Operating Expenses in Certain Populous Counties › Section 285.005. Refunding Prohibited; Repayment Required

Sec. 285.005.  REFUNDING PROHIBITED;  REPAYMENT REQUIRED.  (a)  An advance may not be refunded, refinanced, or extended.
(b)  When district revenues are received, the commissioners court shall apply them to the payment or prepayment of outstanding, unpaid advances under the revenue anticipation agreement if:
(1)  those revenues are not required or committed to pay other district obligations and expenses;  and
(2)  the revenues are received during the term of the revenue anticipation agreement.
(c)  Until all advances under a revenue anticipation agreement are repaid, retired, and canceled, an advance may not be made under a subsequent revenue anticipation agreement.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 285 - Special Provisions Relating to Hospital Districts › Subchapter A. Payment of Hospital District Operating Expenses in Certain Populous Counties › Section 285.006. Security; Default of Repayment

Sec. 285.006.  SECURITY;  DEFAULT OF REPAYMENT.  (a)  An advance under a revenue anticipation agreement is secured by and payable from:
(1)  a pledge of and lien on district revenue from the operation and maintenance of its hospital facilities;  or
(2)  tax revenues, when collected, imposed for the purpose of operating and maintaining the district's facilities for the year during which the advances are made.
(b)  If the district fails to repay any advanced amount when due under an agreement or under this subchapter, an application for a writ of mandamus or other action may be filed in a district court to enforce the agreement and repayment as required by this subchapter.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 285 - Special Provisions Relating to Hospital Districts › Subchapter A. Payment of Hospital District Operating Expenses in Certain Populous Counties › Section 285.007. Limitation on Use of Proceeds; Audit

Sec. 285.007.  LIMITATION ON USE OF PROCEEDS;  AUDIT.  (a)  An advance under a revenue anticipation agreement may be used only for the purposes authorized by this subchapter.
(b)  It is not a defense to repayment of advanced amounts that the funds are used for a purpose not authorized by this subchapter.
(c)  The auditor of the hospital district shall:
(1)  audit the use of advanced funds at the time of the district's regular audit;  and
(2)  certify to the commissioners court whether those funds are used for proper operating and maintenance purposes authorized by this subchapter.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.