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2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less › Subchapter B. District Administration › Section 282.028. Other Officers and District Employees

Sec. 282.028.  OTHER OFFICERS AND DISTRICT EMPLOYEES.  (a)  The board shall appoint other district officers that the board considers necessary.
(b)  A person appointed under Subsection (a) serves at the will of the board and is entitled to receive compensation as determined by the board.
(c)  The board may contract with or employ legal, technical, and professional assistance and other employees.
(d)  If the superintendent is temporarily incapacitated or absent, the board may designate a competent person to perform the superintendent's powers or duties.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 282.041. Management, Control, and Administration

Sec. 282.041.  MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION.  (a)  The board shall manage, control, and administer the district.
(b)  The board is a corporate body in the name of the "____________ County Public Hospital District No. __________."
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 282.042. District Rules

Sec. 282.042.  DISTRICT RULES.  The board may adopt rules and bylaws the board considers proper.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 282.043. Powers Relating to District Property, Facilities, and Equipment

Sec. 282.043.  POWERS RELATING TO DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT.  (a)  On the district's behalf, the board may hold, construct, condemn, purchase, acquire, lease, add to, maintain, operate, develop, regulate, sell, and convey land, property, a property right, equipment, a hospital facility, or a hospital system to maintain a district hospital, building, structure, or other facility.
(b)  The board may lease an existing hospital, equipment, or property used in connection with a district hospital and equipment at a rate the board considers proper.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 282.044. Contracting Authority

Sec. 282.044.  CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.  (a)  In performing its powers under this subchapter the board may contract with:
(1)  the federal government;
(2)  this state;
(3)  a municipality;  and
(4)  another hospital district.
(b)  The district may incur indebtedness or borrow money for district purposes on the credit of the district or secured by the revenues of a district hospital.
(c)  The district may contract with another community, corporation, or individual for services provided by the district.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 282.045. Purchasing Procedures

Sec. 282.045.  PURCHASING PROCEDURES.  The district is subject to the County Purchasing Act (Subchapter C, Chapter 262, Local Government Code), and the board shall comply with the competitive bidding or proposal procedures prescribed by that Act.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 282.046. Eminent Domain

Sec. 282.046.  EMINENT DOMAIN.  (a)  On a resolution by the board, the district may exercise the power of eminent domain for the acquisition of property necessary to carry out the powers and duties of the district, including preventing damage to district property, property rights, equipment, hospital facilities and systems, and property adjacent to district property.
(b)  The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, for the exercise of that power by a municipality.
(c)  The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain against:
(1)  a hospital, clinic, or sanatorium operated as a charitable, nonprofit establishment or operated by a religious organization;  or
(2)  a privately owned or operated hospital or clinic, whether or not incorporated.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 282.047. Gifts and Endowments

Sec. 282.047.  GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.  The board may accept bequests and contributions on behalf of the district.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 282.048. Authority to Sue and Be Sued; District Liability

Sec. 282.048.  AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED;  DISTRICT LIABILITY.  (a)  The board may sue and be sued on behalf of the district.
(b)  A suit against the district must be brought in the county in which the district is located.
(c)  The district is not liable for negligence for an act of a district officer, agent, or employee.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 282.049. Other Board Powers

Sec. 282.049.  OTHER BOARD POWERS.  The board may:
(1)  promote health in the district;
(2)  print and publish information;  and
(3)  do any other thing necessary to the performance of the board's duties under this chapter.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less › Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties › Section 282.050. Provision of Hospital Services

Sec. 282.050.  PROVISION OF HOSPITAL SERVICES.  (a)  The district shall provide adequate hospital services for the district.  A person who resides in the district is entitled to receive those services at available district hospital facilities at a rate determined by the board and in any manner the board considers expedient or necessary under existing conditions.  The district may provide the services in hospitals located outside the district.
(b)  The district may furnish hospital services to a person who does not reside in the district at a reasonable and fair rate the board considers proper, but the district shall give priority to a district resident in the provision of hospital services.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less › Subchapter D. District Finances › Section 282.061. Annual Report

Sec. 282.061.  ANNUAL REPORT.  (a)  Not later than June 1 of each year, the board shall prepare and file with the commissioners court a full, detailed report of the condition of the district.  The report must include:
(1)  an estimate of the cost of maintenance, operation, and needed repairs for the succeeding year;
(2)  an inventory of all funds and other property of the district;  and
(3)  a list of all legal demands, debts, and obligations against the district.
(b)  The board shall verify the report.
(c)  The commissioners court shall carefully investigate and consider the report before setting a tax rate.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less › Subchapter D. District Finances › Section 282.062. Treasurer

Sec. 282.062.  TREASURER.  (a)  The county treasurer of the county in which the district is located serves as treasurer of the construction and maintenance fund and the interest and sinking fund of the district.
(b)  All money to be credited to the construction and maintenance fund or the interest and sinking fund shall be paid to the treasurer.
(c)  The treasurer may not pay money from the construction and maintenance fund or the interest and sinking fund unless the treasurer receives a warrant ordering the payment signed by the district board chairman or another district officer designated by the board.
(d)  The treasurer shall open a construction and maintenance fund account and an interest and sinking fund account with the district and shall keep a record of all of the district's money received for the accounts and paid from the accounts.  The treasurer may not pay money from the accounts except on a voucher signed by the chairman or two board members.
(e)  The treasurer shall maintain a file of the payment orders from the accounts.
(f)  As required by the board or the commissioners court, the treasurer shall give a correct accounting to the board or the commissioners court of all matters relating to the accounts.
(g)  For services on behalf of the district, the treasurer is entitled to receive an amount equal to:
(1)  one-fourth of one percent of all money received by the treasurer for the construction and maintenance fund or the interest and sinking fund;  and
(2)  one-eighth of one percent of all money received by the treasurer and paid out of the construction and maintenance fund or the interest and sinking fund of the district.
(h)  The treasurer is not entitled to receive a commission under Subsection (g) on district money the treasurer receives from the preceding treasurer.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 119, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less › Subchapter D. District Finances › Section 282.063. District Funds; Investment of Funds

Sec. 282.063.  DISTRICT FUNDS;  INVESTMENT OF FUNDS.  (a)  The treasurer shall maintain a construction and maintenance fund and an interest and sinking fund for the district and shall place money in those funds as required by this chapter or as the board by resolution directs.  All other money received by the district shall be placed in a fund or funds as provided by the board.
(b)  The amount of taxes collected that is necessary to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as they mature shall be credited to the interest and sinking fund.  All money received by the district from the sale of bonds shall be credited to the construction and maintenance fund.
(c)  The treasurer shall pay from the construction and maintenance fund or from a fund or funds designated by the board the expenses, debts, and obligations of the district created after the filing of the original petition and incurred in the creation, operation, and maintenance of the district, other than the principal of and interest on bonds.
(d)  The interest and sinking fund may be invested for the benefit of the district in bonds and securities approved by the attorney general.
(e)  The construction and maintenance fund and interest and sinking fund shall be held for the purposes for which they were created.  If money is improperly paid from either fund, the commissioners court may require the county treasurer to transfer to the fund from the district account the amount necessary to restore that amount.
(f)  District funds shall be deposited in the county depositories in the manner required by law for county depositories.  Interest collected on those funds belongs to the district.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 119, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less › Subchapter D. District Finances › Section 282.064. Fiscal Year

Sec. 282.064.  FISCAL YEAR.  (a)  The district operates on the fiscal year established by the board.
(b)  The fiscal year may not be changed if revenue bonds of the district are outstanding.
(c)  The fiscal year may not be changed more than once in any 24-month period.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 120, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less › Subchapter D. District Finances › Section 282.065. Annual Audit; Open Records

Sec. 282.065.  ANNUAL AUDIT;  OPEN RECORDS.  (a)  The board annually shall have an audit made of the financial condition of the district.
(b)  The audit and other district records are open to inspection during regular business hours at the district's principal office.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 120, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less › Subchapter E. District Bonds › Section 282.071. General Obligation Bonds

Sec. 282.071.  GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.  The commissioners court may issue and sell bonds in the district's name and on the district's faith and credit to acquire or construct hospital buildings or land if the bonds are approved by a majority of the qualified voters at the election to create the district in accordance with Subchapter A.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less › Subchapter E. District Bonds › Section 282.072. Interest, Maturity, and Denomination

Sec. 282.072.  INTEREST, MATURITY, AND DENOMINATION.  (a)  District bonds mature not more than 30 years after their date and bear interest at a rate ordered by the commissioners court but not more than six percent annually.
(b)  The bonds must provide the interest rate and the time, place, manner, and conditions of payment as ordered by the commissioners court.
(c)  The bonds may be payable annually or semiannually.
(d)  The bonds must be issued in denominations of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less › Subchapter E. District Bonds › Section 282.073. Execution of Bonds

Sec. 282.073.  EXECUTION OF BONDS.  The county judge shall sign the bonds, and the county clerk shall attest the signature and place the seal of the court on the bonds.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less › Subchapter E. District Bonds › Section 282.074. Approval and Registration of Bonds

Sec. 282.074.  APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF BONDS.  (a)  Before the bonds are offered for sale, the district shall forward to the attorney general:
(1)  a copy of the bonds to be issued;
(2)  a certified copy of the court order imposing the tax to pay the interest on the bonds and provide a sinking fund;
(3)  a statement of the total bonded indebtedness of the district, including the series of bonds proposed;
(4)  the assessed value of property for the purpose of taxation as shown by the most recent official county assessment;  and
(5)  any other information that the attorney general requires.
(b)  The attorney general shall:
(1)  examine the bonds;  and
(2)  certify the bonds if the attorney general determines that the bonds are issued in conformity with the constitution and law and that they are valid and binding obligations of the district.
(c)  When the bonds are approved by the attorney general, the comptroller shall register the bonds in a book kept for that purpose and maintain the certificate of approval for the bonds.
(d)  On approval and registration under this section, the bonds are incontestable for any cause.  The certificate of approval or a certified copy of the certificate is admissible evidence in a suit to enforce the collection of the bonds as prima facie proof of the validity of the bonds with attached coupons.  In that suit, only forgery or fraud may be offered as a defense against the validity of the bonds.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less › Subchapter E. District Bonds › Section 282.075. Bond Record Book

Sec. 282.075.  BOND RECORD BOOK.  (a)  Before issuing the bonds, the commissioners court shall provide to the county clerk a well-bound book in which the clerk shall record all bonds issued, including the following information:
(1)  the bond numbers, amount, rate of interest, and date of issue;
(2)  the date when the bonds are due;
(3)  the place where the bonds are payable;
(4)  the amount received for each bond;
(5)  the annual assessment made to pay bond interest and to provide a sinking fund to pay the bonds;  and
(6)  the payment made of each bond.
(b)  The record book must be open for inspection at all times by a taxpayer of the district or a bondholder.
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 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less › Subchapter E. District Bonds › Section 282.076. Compensation of County Clerk

Sec. 282.076.  COMPENSATION OF COUNTY CLERK.  For recording services provided to the district, the county clerk is entitled to receive fees as provided by Chapter 118, Local Government Code.
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 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less › Subchapter E. District Bonds › Section 282.077. Bond of County Judge

Sec. 282.077.  BOND OF COUNTY JUDGE.  (a)  When the bonds are registered, the county judge shall execute a good and sufficient bond, approved by the board and payable to the board, for an amount not less than the amount of the bonds issued.  The bond must be conditioned on the faithful performance of the judge's duties.
(b)  If the bond is executed by a satisfactory surety, the district may pay from the district construction and maintenance fund a reasonable premium on the bond on receipt of an invoice for the premium.  If the amount of the premium is disputed as unreasonable, a court of competent jurisdiction may determine whether or not the premium is reasonable.
(c)  The board may charge the cost of the bond premium against the commission allowed the county judge on the sale of district 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 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less › Subchapter E. District Bonds › Section 282.078. Sale of the Bonds

Sec. 282.078.  SALE OF THE BONDS.  (a)  When the bonds are registered, the county judge, under the direction of the commissioners court, shall advertise and sell the bonds on the best terms and for the best price possible, but for a price not less than the sum of the amounts of the par value and the accrued interest.
(b)  The county judge shall give the money received from the sale of a bond to the county treasurer.
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 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less › Subchapter E. District Bonds › Section 282.079. Disposition of Unneeded Bonds

Sec. 282.079.  DISPOSITION OF UNNEEDED BONDS.  With the consent of the commissioners court made of record, bonds that are not required for the purpose for which they were voted may be sold and the proceeds may be used to maintain, preserve, and operate the district hospital and to pay district debts and other obligations.
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 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less › Subchapter E. District Bonds › Section 282.080. Additional Bond Issue and Election

Sec. 282.080.  ADDITIONAL BOND ISSUE AND ELECTION.  (a)  The board shall certify to the commissioners court the necessity for an additional bond issue if:
(1)  the proceeds of the original bond issue are insufficient to complete the construction, equipment, maintenance, or purchase of hospital buildings or land for the district;  or
(2)  the board decides to provide for additional construction, equipment, maintenance, or purchase of hospital buildings or land.
(b)  The certification must state:
(1)  the amount required;
(2)  the purpose for the funds;
(3)  the rate of interest of the proposed bonds;  and
(4)  the maturity date of the proposed bonds.
(c)  When the commissioners court receives the certification, the commissioners court shall order an election on the issuance of the bonds to be held in the district on the first uniform election date prescribed by the Election Code that allows sufficient time to comply with other requirements of law.
(d)  The sum of the amount of any outstanding bonds and the amount of additional bonds issued under this section may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district, as shown by the most recent annual assessment made for county taxation.
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 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less › Subchapter E. District Bonds › Section 282.081. Change in Use of Bond Proceeds After Bond Issuance

Sec. 282.081.  CHANGE IN USE OF BOND PROCEEDS AFTER BOND ISSUANCE.  (a)  After the issuance of bonds, the board may change the use of the bond proceeds to include a change or improvement to the district hospital if the change or improvement will not increase the cost of the proposed project beyond the amount of the authorized bonds.
(b)  The board may make the change in the use of the bond proceeds by:
(1)  entering in the minutes of the board a notation of the change;  and
(2)  by giving notice of the change by publication of the notation and the page number of the board minutes on which the notation was entered.
(c)  The publication must be in English and must run for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the district is located.
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 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less › Subchapter F. Taxes to Pay Bonds › Section 282.101. Taxes to Pay Bonds

Sec. 282.101.  TAXES TO PAY BONDS.  (a)  When the bonds have been approved by the voters at the election authorizing the levy of taxes, the commissioners court shall impose a property tax for the benefit of the district.  The tax rate must be sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as they become due.
(b)  After investigation and consideration of the annual report in accordance with Section 282.061, the commissioners court shall impose and collect taxes annually on all taxable property in the district.  The amount of tax revenue:
(1)  must be sufficient to maintain, preserve, and operate the district hospital and to pay all legal district debts and other obligations;  and
(2)  may not exceed two-tenths of one percent of the annual total assessed valuation of 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 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less › Subchapter F. Taxes to Pay Bonds › Section 282.102. Tax Assessor-Collector

Sec. 282.102.  TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.  (a)  The county tax assessor-collector shall levy and collect taxes for the district.
(b)  After receiving a petition of at least five percent of the qualified taxpaying voters of a created district, the commissioners court may order an election to determine whether the district should have a tax assessor and collector other than the county tax assessor-collector.  The commissioners court may order the election after:
(1)  the district is created;  and
(2)  giving notice in the manner as provided for the creation election.
(c)  If the voters determine by a two-thirds vote that the district should have a district tax assessor-collector, the board shall appoint a suitable person to serve in that position.
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 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less › Subchapter G. Conversion of Districts › Section 282.121. Authority to Convert

Sec. 282.121.  AUTHORITY TO CONVERT.  A district created in accordance with this chapter may be converted into a district operating under Article IX, Section 9, of the Texas Constitution.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 94, Sec. 1, eff. May 15, 1991.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less › Subchapter G. Conversion of Districts › Section 282.122. Conversion Hearing and Election

Sec. 282.122.  CONVERSION HEARING AND ELECTION.  (a)  A district may be converted under this subchapter only if the conversion is approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the district who vote at an election called and held for that purpose.
(b)  The board by order may set a time and place to hold a hearing on the question of converting the district under this subchapter.  The board shall set a date for the hearing that is after the 30th day after the date on which the board issues the order.
(c)  If after the hearing the board finds that conversion of the district would be in the best interest of the district, the board may order an election on the question of converting the district.
(d)  The election shall be held not later than the 60th day after the date on which the election is ordered.  Section 41.001(a), Election Code, does not apply to an election ordered under this section.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 94, Sec. 1, eff. May 15, 1991.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less › Subchapter G. Conversion of Districts › Section 282.123. Ballot Proposition

Sec. 282.123.  BALLOT PROPOSITION.  The ballot for the election shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition:  "The conversion of the __________ County Public Hospital District No. _____ (name of district) from a district operating under Chapter 282, Health and Safety Code, to a district operating under Article IX, Section 9, of the Texas Constitution, and the levy of annual taxes for hospital purposes at a rate not to exceed _______ (insert amount not to exceed 75 cents) on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district."
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 94, Sec. 1, eff. May 15, 1991.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less › Subchapter G. Conversion of Districts › Section 282.124. Effective Date of Conversion

Sec. 282.124.  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.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 94, Sec. 1, eff. May 15, 1991.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less › Subchapter G. Conversion of Districts › Section 282.125. Responsibility of County

Sec. 282.125.  RESPONSIBILITY OF COUNTY.  On conversion of a district under this subchapter, the county in which the district is located shall convey or transfer to the district:
(1)  money held by the county treasurer for the district under Subchapter D, including any money in the district's construction and maintenance fund or interest and sinking fund;  and
(2)  taxes levied by the county for the benefit of the district under Subchapter F.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 94, Sec. 1, eff. May 15, 1991.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less › Subchapter G. Conversion of Districts › Section 282.126. District Responsibilities

Sec. 282.126.  DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITIES.  On conversion of the district under this subchapter, the district assumes any outstanding indebtedness incurred by the county under Subchapter E.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 94, Sec. 1, eff. May 15, 1991.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less › Subchapter G. Conversion of Districts › Section 282.127. Effect of Conversion

Sec. 282.127.  EFFECT OF CONVERSION.  (a)  A district converted under this subchapter is governed by Article IX, Section 9, of the Texas Constitution and by Chapter 206, Acts of the 71st Legislature, Regular Session, 1989 (Article 4494q-1, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), as if it had been originally created under that section and that Act, except that the board shall continue to be elected as provided by this chapter.
(b)  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.
(c)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board may impose taxes for the entire year in which the district is converted unless the county has imposed taxes for the benefit of the district for that year.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 94, Sec. 1, eff. May 15, 1991.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 283 - Optional Hospital District Law of 1957 › Subchapter A. Creation of District › Section 283.001. Short Title

Sec. 283.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the Optional Hospital District Law of 1957.
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 A. Creation of District › Section 283.002. Definitions

Sec. 283.002.  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.
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 A. Creation of District › Section 283.003. District Authorization

Sec. 283.003.  DISTRICT AUTHORIZATION.  (a)  A county authorized to establish a hospital district under Article IX, Section 4, of the Texas Constitution may create a hospital district and provide for the establishment of a countywide hospital or hospital system to furnish medical aid and hospital care to indigent and needy persons residing in the district.
(b)  If the county authorized to establish a hospital district under Article IX, Section 4, of the Texas Constitution owns and operates a hospital or hospital system for indigent or needy persons, separately or jointly with a municipality, the countywide hospital district may take over the hospital or hospital system 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.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 283 - Optional Hospital District Law of 1957 › Subchapter A. Creation of District › Section 283.004. Creation Election Required

Sec. 283.004.  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 will 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 or on the presentation of a petition for a creation election signed by at least 100 qualified property taxpaying voters of the county.
(c)  When the commissioners court orders the election, the court shall determine, subject to Section 283.121(c)(2), a rate of property tax that produces the amount of tax revenue necessary:
(1)  to operate and maintain the proposed district's hospital system;  and
(2)  to pay when due the principal of and interest on bonds assumed by the 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.
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 A. Creation of District › Section 283.005. Ballot Propositions

Sec. 283.005.  BALLOT PROPOSITIONS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the ballot for an election under this subchapter shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "The creation of a hospital district under the Optional Hospital District Law of 1957 and the levy of a tax not to exceed ______ cents (the amount determined by the commissioners court in the election order) 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 subchapter shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "The creation of a hospital district, 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, 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.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 283 - Optional Hospital District Law of 1957 › Subchapter B. District Administration › Section 283.021. District Board; Officers

Sec. 283.021.  DISTRICT BOARD;  OFFICERS.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county in which a district is created under this chapter serves as the district board of hospital managers.
(b)  The county judge of the county in which the district is located serves as the district board chairman.
(c)  The county clerk serves as the district board secretary.
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 B. District Administration › Section 283.022. Compensation

Sec. 283.022.  COMPENSATION.  A board member serves without compensation other than the compensation provided by law for a county judge or a commissioner.
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 B. District Administration › Section 283.023. Record of Board Meeting

Sec. 283.023.  RECORD OF BOARD MEETING.  The secretary shall keep a suitable record of each board meeting.
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 B. District Administration › Section 283.024. Administrator; Duties

Sec. 283.024.  ADMINISTRATOR;  DUTIES.  (a)  The board shall appoint an administrator for the district.  The person must be qualified by training and experience.
(b)  The administrator holds an office for a term of not more than two years but is subject to removal by the board at any time.
(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.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 4 - Health Facilities › Subtitle D - Hospital Districts › Chapter 283 - Optional Hospital District Law of 1957 › Subchapter B. District Administration › Section 283.025. Assistant Administrator

Sec. 283.025.  ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR.  (a)  If the administrator is absent or unable to perform any of the administrator's duties, the board may designate an assistant administrator to perform any of the administrator's functions or duties, subject to limitations prescribed by board order.
(b)  The assistant administrator and other employees shall execute a bond as required by board 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 283 - Optional Hospital District Law of 1957 › Subchapter B. District Administration › Section 283.026. Staff

Sec. 283.026.  STAFF.  (a)  The board may hire doctors, technicians, nurses, and other employees the board considers advisable for the district's efficient operation.
(b)  An employment contract may not exceed two years.
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 B. District Administration › Section 283.027. Retirement Programs

Sec. 283.027.  RETIREMENT PROGRAMS.  The commissioners court may include district employees in:
(1)  an existing county employees' pension or retirement program;  or
(2)  an employees' pension or retirement program established for the benefit of district employees.
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 B. District Administration › Section 283.028. Seal

Sec. 283.028.  SEAL.  The commissioners court's seal is the district seal.  The seal shall be used to authenticate the board's acts.
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 283.041. Transfer of County and Municipal Hospital Property and Funds

Sec. 283.041.  TRANSFER OF COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL PROPERTY AND FUNDS.  (a)  On the creation of a district under this chapter and the appointment and qualification of the district board, the county owning a hospital or hospital system located in the district, or the county and municipality jointly operating a hospital or hospital system located in the district, shall execute and deliver to the district board a written instrument conveying to the district the title to land, buildings, and equipment jointly or separately owned by the county or municipality and used to provide medical services or hospital care, including geriatric care, to indigent or needy persons of the county or municipality.
(b)  On the creation of a district under this chapter and the appointment and qualification of the district board, the county owning the hospital or hospital system, or the county and municipality jointly operating a hospital or hospital system, shall, on the receipt of a certificate executed by the board's chairman stating that a depository for the district has been chosen and qualified, transfer to the district:
(1)  the unspent proceeds of any bonds assumed by the district under Section 283.043;  and
(2)  all unspent joint or separate county or municipal funds that have been established or appropriated by the county or municipality to support and maintain the hospital facilities for the year in which the district is created.
(c)  Funds transferred to the district under this section may be used only for a purpose for which the county or the municipality that transferred the funds could lawfully have used the funds if the funds had remained the property and funds of the county or municipality.
(d)  As soon as practical after the declaration of the election results, the county or municipal board of managers shall transfer to the district board all county and municipal hospital system records, property, and affairs and shall cease to exist.
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 283.042. Assumption of Contract Obligations

Sec. 283.042.  ASSUMPTION OF CONTRACT OBLIGATIONS.  On the creation of the district, the district assumes without prejudice to the rights of third parties any outstanding contract obligations legally incurred by the county or municipality, or both, for the construction, support, or maintenance of hospital facilities before the creation of 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 C. General Powers and Duties › Section 283.043. Assumption of Bonded Indebtedness; Cancellation of Unsold Municipal or County Bonds

Sec. 283.043.  ASSUMPTION OF BONDED INDEBTEDNESS;  CANCELLATION OF UNSOLD MUNICIPAL OR COUNTY BONDS.  (a)  On the creation of the district, the district assumes:
(1)  any outstanding bonded indebtedness incurred by the county or municipality, or both, in the acquisition of land, buildings, and equipment transferred to the district or in the construction and equipping of hospital facilities;  and
(2)  any other outstanding bonds issued by the county or municipality for hospital purposes, the proceeds of which are in whole or in part unexpended.
(b)  A county or municipality in the district that issued bonds for hospital purposes is no longer liable for the payment of bonds assumed by the district or for providing interest and sinking fund requirements on those bonds.
(c)  This section does not limit or affect the rights of a bondholder against the county or municipality if there is a default in payment of the principal or interest on the bonds in accordance with their terms.
(d)  If the issuance of bonds to provide hospital facilities was approved at a bond election but the bonds have not been sold on the date on which the hospital district is created under this chapter, the bond authority is canceled and the bonds may not be sold.
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 283.044. Limitation on Taxing Power by Governmental Entity; Disposition of Delinquent Taxes

Sec. 283.044.  LIMITATION ON TAXING POWER BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY;  DISPOSITION OF DELINQUENT TAXES.  (a)  On or after the creation of the district, the county or a municipality located in the district may not levy taxes for hospital purposes.
(b)  The county or a municipality located in the district that collects delinquent taxes owed to the county or municipality on levies for county and municipal hospital systems or for the payment of bonds issued for the systems shall pay the amount of the collected delinquent taxes to the district, and the district shall apply that money to the purposes for which the taxes were originally levied.
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 283.045. District Responsibility for Medical Aid and Hospital Care

Sec. 283.045.  DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY FOR MEDICAL AID AND HOSPITAL CARE.  The district assumes full responsibility for furnishing medical and hospital care for indigent and needy persons residing in 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 C. General Powers and Duties › Section 283.046. Management, Control, and Administration

Sec. 283.046.  MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION.  The board shall manage, control, and administer the hospital or hospital system of the district.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.