Title HS, Health and Safety Code

Sec. 290.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY. The boundaries of each district are coextensive with the boundaries of the county in which the district is created. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1367 (H.B. 2463), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005. SUBCHAPTER B. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 290.051. COMMISSION; APPOINTMENT. (a) Each district is governed by a commission of five members appointed as provided by this section. (b) Each county commissioner on the commissioners court of the county in which the district is located shall appoint one member who meets th…

Sec. 290.052. QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF COMMISSION. To be eligible to serve as a member of the commission, a person must: (1) be a United States citizen; (2) be 18 years of age or older on the first day of the term that the person is appointed to fill; (3) have not been determi…

Sec. 290.053. TERM OF MEMBERS OF COMMISSION. The members of the commission serve staggered two-year terms. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1367 (H.B. 2463), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.

Sec. 290.054. VACANCY. (a) If a vacancy occurs on the commission, the commissioners court of the county in which the district is located shall appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy not later than the 30th day after the date the vacancy occurs. (b) If the commissioners co…

Sec. 290.055. OFFICERS. (a) Each commission shall elect a chairperson and a secretary from among its members. (b) The chairperson and secretary shall each serve in that office until the expiration of their term as a member of the commission. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 136…

Sec. 290.056. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. A member of the commission serves without compensation but may, on the approval of the entire commission, be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of the member's official duties. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1367 (…

Sec. 290.057. EMPLOYEES AND INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS. The commission may employ an attorney, financial advisor, and bookkeeper for the district or contract for those services. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1367 (H.B. 2463), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.

Sec. 290.058. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS; PUBLIC INSPECTION. Except as otherwise provided by law, all district records, including books, accounts, notices, minutes, and all other matters of the district and the operation of its facilities, shall be: (1) maintained at the district off…

Sec. 290.101. LIMITATION ON TAXING AUTHORITY. Each district may impose taxes only in the manner provided by this chapter. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1367 (H.B. 2463), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.

Sec. 290.102. MAJORITY VOTE REQUIRED. (a) A district may not impose any tax authorized by this chapter, spend any money, including for the administrative expenses of the district, or conduct any other business of the commission without an affirmative vote of a majority of the mem…

Sec. 290.103. ELECTION REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN EXPENDITURES. (a) In addition to the majority vote required under Section 290.102, a district may not spend any money of the district unless the district receives the approval of at least 95 percent of the district taxpayers. (b) This s…

Sec. 290.104. RULES AND PROCEDURES. (a) The commission may adopt rules governing the operation of the district, including rules relating to the administration of a tax authorized by this chapter. (b) In order to implement the requirements of Sections 290.102 and 290.103, the comm…

Sec. 290.105. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES. (a) The commission may prescribe the method and manner for making purchases and expenditures by the district. (b) The commission shall prescribe: (1) all accounting and control procedures; and (2) the method of purchasing necess…

Sec. 290.106. INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER REPORTING; INSPECTION OF RECORDS. (a) A district shall require an institutional health care provider to submit to the district a copy of any financial and utilization data required by and reported to the Department of State Health …

Sec. 290.107. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED. Each district may sue and be sued in its own name in any court of this state as a governmental agency. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1367 (H.B. 2463), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005. SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 290.151. BUDGET. (a) Each year, the commission shall prepare a budget for the following fiscal year that includes: (1) proposed expenditures and disbursements; (2) estimated receipts and collections; and (3) the rates and amounts of any taxes that the commission intends to i…

Sec. 290.152. FISCAL YEAR. Each district's fiscal year begins on September 1 and ends on August 31 of each year. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1367 (H.B. 2463), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.

Sec. 290.153. ANNUAL AUDIT. (a) For each fiscal year, each commission shall have an independent audit made of the district's books and records. (b) Not later than December 31 of each year, the audit made for a district shall be filed with the comptroller and at the office of the …

Sec. 290.154. DEPOSITORY. (a) Each commission by resolution shall designate one or more banks located in the district as the depository for the district. A bank designated as depository serves for two years or until a successor is designated. (b) All income received by a district…

Sec. 290.201. TAX ON EMERGENCY ROOM SERVICES. (a) The commission of a district may impose an annual tax to be assessed quarterly on all emergency room visits to an institutional health care provider located in the district. In the first year in which the tax is imposed, the tax i…

Sec. 290.202. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF TAXES. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the county tax assessor-collector shall collect any tax imposed under this subchapter unless the commission employs a tax assessor and collector for the district. The county tax assessor-c…

Sec. 290.203. USE OF TAX REVENUE. Revenue generated by a district from a tax imposed under this subchapter may be used only to: (1) provide the nonfederal share of a Medicaid supplemental payment program; (2) subsidize indigent programs; and (3) pay administrative expenses of the…

Sec. 290.204. INTEREST, PENALTIES, AND DISCOUNTS. Interest, penalties, and discounts on taxes imposed under this subchapter are governed by the law applicable to county ad valorem taxes. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1367 (H.B. 2463), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.

Sec. 290.205. PURPOSE; CORRECTION OF INVALID PROVISION OR PROCEDURE. (a) The purpose of this chapter is to generate revenue from a tax imposed by the district to provide the nonfederal share of a Medicaid supplemental payment program. (b) To the extent any provision or procedure …

Sec. 290.206. ELECTION REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN PROVISIONS OR PROCEDURES. (a) In order to amend any provision or procedure set out in this chapter, the district must obtain the approval of at least 95 percent of the institutional health care providers potentially subject to the tax. …