Title HS, Health and Safety Code

Sec. 281.021. APPOINTMENT OF BOARD. (a) The commissioners court of a county in which a district is created under this chapter shall appoint a board of hospital managers composed of not less than five or more than seven members. (b) The commissioners court of a county with a popul…

Sec. 281.0211. APPOINTMENT OF DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT BOARD; MEMBERS' TERMS. (a) The Dallas County Hospital District is governed by a board composed of 11 members, appointed as follows: (1) the Dallas County Commissioners Court shall appoint one member; (2) each commissio…

Sec. 281.022. TERM. (a) A board member serves a two-year term, except that the commissioners court may make some initial appointments for one year in order to stagger terms. (b) The members of the board of hospital managers of the Nueces County Hospital District serve staggered t…

Sec. 281.0222. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE. (a) This section applies only to the El Paso County Hospital District. (b) The El Paso County Commissioners Court may not appoint a person to the board of hospital managers of the district if the person is: (1) an employee of El Paso Coun…

Sec. 281.023. OFFICERS. (a) The board shall elect from among its members: (1) a chairman; and (2) a vice-chairman to preside in the chairman's absence. (b) The board shall appoint a board member or the administrator to serve as secretary. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, ef…

Sec. 281.024. COMPENSATION. A board member serves without compensation. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Sec. 281.025. RECORD OF BOARD MEETING. (a) The board shall require the secretary to keep a suitable record of each board meeting. (b) The presiding member shall read and sign the record after the meeting, and the secretary shall attest to the record. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678…

Sec. 281.026. ADMINISTRATOR; DUTIES. (a) The board shall appoint a person qualified by training and experience as the administrator for the district. (b) The administrator serves at the will of the board and for terms of not more than four years. (c) The administrator is entitled…

Sec. 281.027. ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR. (a) If the administrator is incapacitated, absent, or unable to perform the administrator's duties, the board may designate an assistant administrator to perform any of the administrator's powers or duties, subject to limitations prescribed …

Sec. 281.028. STAFF. (a) The board may appoint doctors to the district's staff and hire technicians, nurses, and other employees the board considers advisable for the district's efficient operation. (b) An employment contract of a person appointed or hired under this section may …

Sec. 281.0281. EMPLOYMENT OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. (a) This section applies only to a district created in a county with a population of more than 1.2 million that was not included in the boundaries of a hospital district before September 1, 2003. (b) The board, as it considers n…

Sec. 281.02815. EMPLOYMENT OF PHYSICIANS BY CERTAIN HOSPITAL DISTRICTS. (a) This section applies only to a district created in a county with a population of more than 1.2 million that was not included in the boundaries of a hospital district before September 1, 2003. (b) In addit…

Sec. 281.0282. DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT; EMPLOYMENT OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND PHYSICIANS. (a) The board of the Dallas County Hospital District may appoint, contract for, or employ physicians, dentists, and other health care providers as the board considers necessary for…

Sec. 281.0283. HARRIS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT; EMPLOYMENT OF PHYSICIANS. (a) The board of the Harris County Hospital District may appoint, contract for, or employ physicians as the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district. (b) The term of an employme…

Sec. 281.0284. BEXAR COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT; EMPLOYMENT OF PHYSICIANS. (a) The board of the Bexar County Hospital District may employ physicians as the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district. (b) A physician employed by the Bexar County Hospital D…

Sec. 281.0285. EL PASO COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT; EMPLOYMENT OF PHYSICIANS, DENTISTS, AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. (a) The board of the El Paso County Hospital District may appoint, contract for, or employ physicians, dentists, and other health care providers as the board cons…

Sec. 281.0286. TARRANT COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT; EMPLOYMENT OF PHYSICIANS. (a) The board of the Tarrant County Hospital District may appoint, contract for, or employ physicians as the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district. (b) The term of an employ…

Sec. 281.029. RETIREMENT PROGRAMS. (a) With the approval of the commissioners court, the board may contract with the state or the federal government as necessary to establish or continue a retirement program for the benefit of district employees. (b) In addition to the retirement…

Sec. 281.030. SEAL. The board shall have a seal engraved with the district's name. The seal shall be kept by the secretary and used to authenticate the board's acts. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Sec. 281.031. REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBER. (a) A member of the board of hospital managers of the El Paso County Hospital District is considered to have resigned the member's position if the member: (1) is absent from all the regularly scheduled board and committee meetings that the m…

Sec. 281.041. TRANSFER OF COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL PROPERTY AND FUNDS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (e), 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, t…

Sec. 281.042. RETURN OF TRANSFERRED PROPERTY TO COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY. (a) The board by deed may transfer to the county or a municipality any property that: (1) was transferred to the district by that county or municipality under Section 281.041; and (2) the board considers is n…

Sec. 281.043. 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, …

Sec. 281.044. 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, build…

Sec. 281.045. 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 …

Sec. 281.046. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY FOR MEDICAL AID AND HOSPITAL CARE. Beginning on the date on which taxes are collected for the district, the district assumes full responsibility for furnishing medical and hospital care for indigent and needy persons residing in the district.…

Sec. 281.0465. NURSING SERVICES FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS. A hospital district may contract with a school district included in the hospital district to provide nursing services and assistance to employees or students of the school district. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec.…

Sec. 281.047. 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.

Sec. 281.0475. RENAMING DISTRICT. (a) This section applies only to a district created in a county with a population of more than 1.2 million that was not included in the boundaries of a hospital district before September 1, 2003. (b) With the approval of the commissioners court, …

Sec. 281.048. 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.

Sec. 281.049. 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) The commissioners court by resol…

Sec. 281.050. POWERS RELATING TO DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT. (a) With the approval of the commissioners court, the board may construct, condemn, acquire, lease, add to, maintain, operate, develop, regulate, sell, exchange, and convey any property, property right…

Sec. 281.051. CONTRACTING AUTHORITY. (a) With the approval of the commissioners court, the board may, in performing its powers under Section 281.050, contract or cooperate with: (1) the federal government; (2) this state; (3) another governmental entity; or (4) a privately owned …

Sec. 281.0511. CONTRACTING AUTHORITY OF CERTAIN DISTRICTS; LEASE OF PROPERTY OR HOSPITAL FACILITIES. (a) This section applies only to a district created in a county with a population of more than 1.2 million that was not included in the boundaries of a hospital district before Se…

Sec. 281.0512. CONTRACT TO PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS AND SERVICES. (a) This section applies only to a federally qualified health center as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 1396d(l)(2)(B) or a federally qualified health center look-alike organized and operated under the authori…

Sec. 281.0514. HARRIS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT; CONTRACT WITH CERTAIN HOSPITALS. (a) The Harris County Hospital District may contract for indigent health care services with at least one hospital that is: (1) located in the district; (2) exempt from federal income tax under Sectio…

Sec. 281.0515. PROCEDURES FOR HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION. A district may establish a health maintenance organization in accordance with Chapter 843, Insurance Code, to provide or arrange for health care services for the residents of the district. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg…

Sec. 281.0517. INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. (a) In this section: (1) "Integrated health care system" means a nonprofit corporation established and operated by a district and a medical school to provide or arrange for comprehensive health care services for residents of the distr…

Sec. 281.0518. DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT; AUTHORITY TO SELL OR LICENSE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. (a) The Dallas County Hospital District or a nonprofit corporation formed by the district may: (1) sell or license technology or intellectual property that is owned by or licensed …

Sec. 281.0519. TARRANT COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT; AUTHORITY TO SELL OR LICENSE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. (a) The Tarrant County Hospital District or a nonprofit corporation formed by the district may: (1) sell or license technology or intellectual property that is owned by or license…

Sec. 281.052. COUNTY AUTHORITY TO SELL, LEASE, AND PURCHASE FACILITIES FOR DISTRICT PURPOSES. (a) The commissioners court of a county in which a district is created under this chapter may sell real or personal property in order to enter into a contract to: (1) lease or rent build…

Sec. 281.053. DISTRICT INSPECTIONS. (a) The district may be inspected by a representative of the commissioners court or the Department of State Health Services. (b) A district officer shall: (1) admit an inspector into the district facilities; and (2) on demand give the inspector…

Sec. 281.054. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district has the power of eminent domain to acquire any 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 dis…

Sec. 281.055. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS. 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 …

Sec. 281.056. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED; LEGAL REPRESENTATION. (a) The board may sue and be sued. A health care liability claim, as defined by Section 74.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, may be brought against the district only in the county in which the district is esta…

Sec. 281.0565. CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. (a) In this section, "charitable organization" means an organization that is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by being listed as an exempt organization in Section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(…