Title HS, Health and Safety Code

Sec. 263.022. POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSIONERS COURT AFTER PASSAGE OF BOND PROPOSITION. (a) If a bond proposition under Section 263.021 is approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting at the election, the commissioners court of the county shall establish or enlarge a h…

Sec. 263.023. CONSTRUCTION OF HOSPITAL TO AVOID INADEQUATE CARE IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) The commissioners court of a county shall provide for the construction of a county hospital if: (1) the county has a municipality with more than 10,000 inhabitants as ascertained by the court…

Sec. 263.024. HOSPITAL REVENUE BONDS. (a) A county may issue revenue bonds for: (1) acquiring, constructing, repairing, equipping, or renovating buildings and improvements for county hospital purposes; or (2) acquiring land for county hospital purposes. (b) The county may issue b…

Sec. 263.025. HOSPITAL OPERATING FUNDS USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. The commissioners court of a county with a population of 24,000 or more but less than 24,500 or a population of 24,700 or more but less than 27,000 may use excess money in the county hospital operat…

Sec. 263.026. HEALTH UNIT OR CENTER IN COUNTY WITH POPULATION GREATER THAN 100,000. (a) The commissioners court of a county with a population of more than 100,000 that has a county hospital may acquire sites and construct or otherwise acquire buildings to use for county public he…

Sec. 263.027. APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR. If requested by the commissioners court of a county, the executive commissioner must approve plans for the construction, alteration, or repair of a hospital or facility under this chapter before the construction, alteration, or re…

Sec. 263.028. CONTRACT FOR CARE. (a) The commissioners court of a county that does not have a municipality with a population of more than 10,000 may contract with a hospital in the county, an incorporated society or municipality in the county that maintains a hospital, or an adja…

Sec. 263.029. SALE OR LEASE OF HOSPITAL. (a) A county may sell or lease all or part of a county hospital or medical or other health facility operated by the county, including real property, if the commissioners court of the county, by order entered in the minutes of the court, fi…

Sec. 263.030. CLOSING OF HOSPITAL. (a) The commissioners court of a county by order on terms it considers reasonable may close a hospital or medical facility constructed, purchased, or acquired under this chapter. (b) The order is final 30 days after the date of adoption unless a…

Sec. 263.031. CLOSING PART OF HOSPITAL. A county may close a part of a county hospital. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. SUBCHAPTER C. BOARD OF MANAGERS

Sec. 263.041. APPOINTMENT OF BOARD OF MANAGERS. (a) The commissioners court of a county shall appoint at least six but not more than 12 residents of the county as the board of managers of a county hospital or medical or other health facility after the court acquires the site for …

Sec. 263.042. OPERATION OF BOARD OF MANAGERS. (a) The board of managers shall elect from among its members a president, at least one vice-president, a secretary, and a treasurer. (b) The county judge of the county in which the hospital is located may vote to break a tie vote by t…

Sec. 263.043. COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES OF BOARD OF MANAGERS. (a) The commissioners court may provide hospitalization insurance as compensation for the services of the board of managers. (b) The commissioners court shall pay and audit, in the same manner as other expenses of the …

Sec. 263.044. TORT CLAIMS PAYMENTS. A member of the board of managers is a county officer for purposes of Chapter 102, Civil Practice and Remedies Code. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Sec. 263.045. REMOVAL OF MANAGER. After citation, the commissioners court may, at any time, remove a member of the board of managers from office for cause. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Sec. 263.046. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF MANAGERS. (a) The board of managers shall generally manage and control the hospital, including: (1) its buildings and grounds; (2) its officers and employees; (3) its patients; and (4) all matters relating to its government, dis…

Sec. 263.047. SALARIES. (a) The board of managers shall determine the salaries of the officers and employees of the hospital, including the superintendent. (b) The salaries may not exceed the appropriation made for the salaries by the commissioners court. (c) The salaries are ful…

Sec. 263.048. VISITING PHYSICIANS. (a) The board of managers shall appoint a staff of visiting physicians who visit and treat hospital patients at the request of the board or the superintendent. (b) The physicians serve without pay from the county. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, …

Sec. 263.049. DISCHARGE OF PATIENTS. (a) The board of managers shall make the final disposition of a case concerning the discharge of a patient from the hospital. (b) The decision of the board of managers regarding discharge of a patient may not be appealed. Acts 1989, 71st Leg.,…

Sec. 263.050. DISPENSARIES AND CLINICS. (a) The board of managers may establish and operate: (1) an outpatient department or a free dispensary and clinic at the hospital or in the municipality located nearest the hospital; and (2) a branch dispensary or clinic in a municipality t…

Sec. 263.051. SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN HAVING TUBERCULOSIS. (a) The board of managers may establish a special and separate school for the education, care, and treatment of children having tuberculosis. (b) The school may be located at the hospital, in the municipality nearest the hosp…

Sec. 263.052. CONTRACT FOR CARE BY BOARD. The board of managers may contract for the care of a person who is sick or injured and who applies to the hospital for admission. The board may contract for this care with: (1) a hospital in the county; or (2) an incorporated society or m…

Sec. 263.053. RECORDS. (a) The board of managers shall keep a proper record of its proceedings in a book provided for that purpose. The record must be open for inspection at all times to the board, the commissioners court, and any resident of the county. (b) The board of managers…

Sec. 263.071. APPOINTMENT OF SUPERINTENDENT. (a) The board of managers shall appoint a superintendent of the hospital who holds office at the pleasure of the board. (b) The superintendent may not be a member of the board of managers and must be a qualified practitioner of medicin…

Sec. 263.072. ROLE OF SUPERINTENDENT. (a) The superintendent is the chief executive officer of the hospital. (b) The superintendent is subject to the bylaws and rules of the hospital and to the board of managers. (c) The board of managers shall determine the amount of time that a…

Sec. 263.073. BOND. The superintendent, before beginning to discharge the duties of office, shall give a bond in a sum determined by the board of managers to secure the faithful performance of the superintendent's duties. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Sec. 263.074. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF SUPERINTENDENT. (a) The superintendent has general supervision and control of: (1) the records and accounts of the hospital; (2) the hospital buildings; and (3) the internal affairs of the hospital, including discipline. (b) The superint…

Sec. 263.075. EQUIPPING THE HOSPITAL. (a) The superintendent shall, with the consent of the board of managers, equip the hospital with furniture, appliances, fixtures, and other facilities necessary for the care and treatment of patients and the use of officers and employees. (b)…

Sec. 263.076. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. (a) With the consent of the board of managers, the superintendent shall appoint resident officers and employees considered proper and necessary by the superintendent for the efficient performance of the hospital's business. (b) The superinten…

Sec. 263.077. ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS. (a) The superintendent shall require daily accounts and records of the hospital's business and operations. (b) The superintendent shall require that: (1) a record is kept of the condition of a patient on and after admission; and (2) proper reco…

Sec. 263.078. FORMS FOR ADMISSION. (a) The county hospital shall provide forms for application for admission to the hospital and the superintendent shall forward the forms free to a licensed physician in the county in which the hospital is located at the request of the physician.…

Sec. 263.079. ADMISSION OF PERSONS FROM COUNTY. (a) A resident of a county in which a county hospital is located who desires treatment in the hospital may apply in person to the superintendent or to a licensed physician for examination. If the physician finds that the resident is…

Sec. 263.080. ADMISSION OF PERSONS FROM ADJACENT COUNTY. The superintendent shall admit to the hospital a person sent by the commissioners court of an adjacent county if: (1) the adjacent county has contracted with the board of managers for the care and treatment of persons who a…

Sec. 263.081. CONDITION AND TREATMENT OF PATIENT. The superintendent shall require that a patient's physical condition is carefully examined and the treatment the patient needs is provided. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Sec. 263.082. PAYMENT BY PATIENT. (a) A patient may not be permitted to pay an amount for the patient's maintenance in the hospital greater than the average per capita cost of maintenance in the hospital, including a reasonable allowance for the interest on the cost of the hospit…

Sec. 263.083. SUPPORT. (a) The superintendent shall inquire into a patient's circumstances and the circumstances of the patient's relatives legally responsible for the patient's support if the patient is admitted to the hospital from the county in which the hospital is located. I…

Sec. 263.084. DISCHARGE OF PATIENTS. (a) The superintendent shall temporarily or permanently discharge a patient from the hospital if the patient: (1) is not sick or injured or recovers from the sickness or injury; (2) wilfully or habitually violates hospital rules; or (3) is not…

Sec. 263.085. COLLECTION OF MONEY. (a) The superintendent shall collect money due the hospital. (b) The superintendent shall keep an accurate account of money collected at the hospital, report at the monthly meeting of the board of managers the amount of money collected, and tran…

Sec. 263.101. INSPECTIONS. (a) A resident officer of a county hospital shall admit a member of the board of managers into every part of the hospital and its premises. (b) On the demand of a member of the board of managers, a resident officer of the hospital shall: (1) give the bo…

Sec. 263.102. RULES AND PUBLICATIONS. (a) The board of managers shall print, or purchase from the Department of State Health Services at the actual cost of printing: (1) rules adopted by the executive commissioner for the care of persons having a communicable disease and for the …