Title HS, Health and Safety Code

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 19…

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 ch…

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.

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.

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 t…

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 boa…

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.

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…

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. SUBCHAPTER C. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES

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…

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…

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, build…

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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 a…

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 int…

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 t…

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 consist…

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 a…

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…

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.

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) con…

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 …

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: (…

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 1…

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 …

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.

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 dis…

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 f…

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 commi…

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 plu…

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 19…

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) …

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…

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. 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 whic…

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…