Title HS, Health and Safety Code

Sec. 300C.0104. ACCOUNTING. The district shall maintain an accounting of the money received from each local government that created the district, including a paying hospital located in a hospital district, county, or municipality that created the district, as applicable. Added by…

Sec. 300C.0151. MANDATORY PAYMENTS BASED ON PAYING HOSPITAL NET PATIENT REVENUE. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (e), if the board authorizes a health care provider participation program under this chapter, the district shall require an annual mandatory payment to be assesse…

Sec. 300C.0152. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF MANDATORY PAYMENTS. (a) The district may designate an official of the district or contract with another person to assess and collect the mandatory payments authorized under this chapter. (b) The person charged by the district with the …

Sec. 300C.0153. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY; CORRECTION OF INVALID PROVISION OR PROCEDURE. (a) This chapter does not authorize the district to assess and collect mandatory payments for the purpose of raising general revenue or any amount in excess of the amount reasonably necessary t…

Sec. 300C.0154. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. (a) The board of a district that authorizes a program under this chapter shall report information to the Health and Human Services Commission regarding the program on a schedule determined by the commission. (b) The information must include…

Sec. 300C.0155. AUTHORITY TO REFUSE FOR VIOLATION. The Health and Human Services Commission may refuse to accept money from a local provider participation fund administered under this chapter if the commission determines that acceptance of the money may violate federal law. Added…

Sec. 300C.0156. INTEREST AND PENALTIES. The district may impose and collect interest and penalties on delinquent mandatory payments assessed under this chapter in any amount that does not exceed the maximum amount authorized for other delinquent payments owed to the local governm…

Sec. 301.001. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Eligible institution" means an entity engaged in health-related pursuits that, except for cooperative associations, is exempt from federal income tax and includes only: (A) a municipality; (B) a political subdivision of the stat…

Sec. 301.002. CREATION OF HOSPITAL LAUNDRY COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION. (a) Eligible institutions may create a hospital laundry cooperative association to establish, operate, and maintain a laundry system on a nonprofit, cooperative basis solely for the use and benefit of eligible in…

Sec. 301.003. ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION. (a) Eligible institutions creating a hospital laundry cooperative association may file articles of incorporation under the general corporation law of this state, including the Texas Business Corporation Act. (b) An association incorporated…

Sec. 301.004. USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS PROHIBITED. Public funds appropriated to a state department or to a state institution may not be used to create a hospital laundry cooperative association under this subchapter. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Sec. 301.005. MEMBERSHIP; MEMBERSHIP PRIVILEGES; EXPULSION OF MEMBERS. (a) An eligible institution may be elected to membership in a hospital laundry cooperative association by: (1) the organizers of the association at the time of organization; or (2) the board of directors of th…

Sec. 301.006. MEMBERSHIP NOT REQUIRED. A component institution of a state-supported institution is not required to be a member of a hospital laundry cooperative association created under this subchapter but may be a member of one or more associations. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 67…

Sec. 301.007. POWERS OF HOSPITAL LAUNDRY COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION. A hospital laundry cooperative association may: (1) acquire, own, and operate a laundry system on a cooperative basis solely for the benefit of eligible institutions, regardless of whether the eligible institution …

Sec. 301.008. COST OF SERVICES. A hospital laundry cooperative association may determine the amount to be charged for providing laundry services through its laundry system to eligible institutions. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Sec. 301.009. BONDS, NOTES, OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS. (a) A hospital laundry cooperative association may borrow money from public or private sources or issue bonds, notes, or other obligations in amounts necessary to create, enlarge, maintain, or operate a laundry system. (b) The ass…

Sec. 301.010. BONDS AS INVESTMENTS. Bonds issued by a hospital laundry cooperative association under this subchapter are legal and authorized investments for: (1) a bank; (2) a savings and loan association; (3) an insurance company; (4) a fiduciary; (5) a trustee; and (6) a sinki…

Sec. 301.011. BONDS AS SECURITY FOR DEPOSITS. A hospital laundry cooperative association's bonds may secure the deposits of public funds of the state or a municipality, county, school district, or other political subdivision or corporation of the state. The bonds are lawful and s…

Sec. 301.012. LIABILITY TO CREDITORS. Except as provided by this subchapter, a member of a hospital laundry cooperative association is not liable to the association or its creditors in excess of the amount contracted for by the member. When the contract is paid in the amount and …

Sec. 301.013. TAX EXEMPTION. (a) A hospital laundry cooperative association created under this subchapter is not required to pay a tax or assessment on its property or on any purchase made by the association. (b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an association is not require…

Sec. 301.014. ANNUAL REPORT. A hospital laundry cooperative association shall file an annual report with the secretary of state showing the assets and conditions of the association's affairs. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Sec. 301.015. SURPLUS REVENUE. The directors of a hospital laundry cooperative association may, in accordance with the association's bylaws, deposit to the credit of the surplus fund any surplus revenue derived from the laundry system or divide the surplus revenue among the patro…

Sec. 301.016. LOANS TO MEMBERS PROHIBITED. A hospital laundry cooperative association may not loan money to a member. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. SUBCHAPTER B. MISCELLANEOUS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS

Sec. 301.031. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Eligible institution" means an entity engaged in health-related pursuits that, except for cooperative associations, is exempt from federal income tax and includes only: (A) a municipality; (B) a political subdivision of the stat…

Sec. 301.032. CREATION OF COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION. (a) Eligible institutions may create a cooperative association to establish, operate, and maintain a system on a nonprofit, cooperative basis solely for the use and benefit of eligible institutions. (b) An association is created …

Sec. 301.033. ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION. (a) Eligible institutions creating a cooperative association may prepare and file articles of incorporation under the general corporation law of this state, including the Texas Business Corporation Act. (b) An association incorporated as p…

Sec. 301.034. USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS PROHIBITED. Public funds appropriated to a state department or to a state institution may not be used to create a cooperative association under this subchapter. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Sec. 301.035. MEMBERSHIP; MEMBERSHIP PRIVILEGES; EXPULSION OF MEMBERS. (a) An eligible institution may be elected to membership in a cooperative association by: (1) the organizers of the association at the time of organization; or (2) the board of directors of the association acc…

Sec. 301.036. MEMBERSHIP NOT REQUIRED. A component institution of an institution that is supported by the federal or state government or a department, division, or agency of the federal government is not required to be a member of a cooperative association created under this subc…

Sec. 301.037. POWERS OF COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION. To carry out the purposes of this subchapter, a cooperative association may: (1) acquire, own, and operate a system on a cooperative basis solely for the benefit of eligible institutions, regardless of whether the eligible institut…

Sec. 301.038. PROVISION OF SERVICES; COSTS. (a) A cooperative association may provide services from a system to eligible institutions and may determine the amount to be charged for providing the services. (b) Notwithstanding Sections 301.032 and 301.037, a cooperative association…

Sec. 301.039. BONDS, NOTES, OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS. (a) A cooperative association may borrow money from public or private sources or issue bonds, notes, or other obligations in amounts necessary to create, enlarge, maintain, or operate a system. (b) The association shall pay the bo…

Sec. 301.040. BONDS AS INVESTMENTS. Bonds issued by a cooperative association under this subchapter are legal and authorized investments for: (1) a bank; (2) a savings and loan association; (3) an insurance company; (4) a fiduciary; and (5) a trustee. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 67…

Sec. 301.041. LIABILITY TO CREDITORS. (a) Except as provided by this subchapter, a member of a cooperative association is not liable to the association or its creditors in excess of the amount contracted for by the member. When the contract is paid in the amount and at the time s…

Sec. 301.042. TAX EXEMPTION. (a) A cooperative association created under this subchapter is not required to pay a tax or assessment on its property or on any purchase made by the association. (b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an association is not required to pay an annua…

Sec. 301.043. ANNUAL REPORT. A cooperative association shall file an annual report with the secretary of state showing the assets and conditions of the association's affairs. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Sec. 301.044. SURPLUS REVENUE. The directors of a cooperative association may, in accordance with the association's bylaws, deposit to the credit of the surplus fund any surplus revenue derived from a system or divide the surplus revenue among the patrons in proportion to the pat…

Sec. 301.045. LOANS TO MEMBERS PROHIBITED. A cooperative association may not loan money to a member. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Sec. 301.046. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION. This subchapter shall be liberally construed. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Sec. 301.047. CONSTRUCTION OF SUBCHAPTER. (a) This subchapter does not prevent a cooperative association from: (1) creating recourse or nonrecourse debt in the form of bonds, debentures, notes, or any other form of obligation; (2) encumbering, mortgaging, pledging, or granting a …

Sec. 311.001. SPECIAL HOSPITAL REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATE OF FOREIGN MEDICAL SCHOOL PROHIBITED. (a) A hospital may not, as a condition to beginning a hospital internship or residency, require a United States citizen who resides in this state and who holds a diploma from a medical …

Sec. 311.002. ITEMIZED STATEMENT OF BILLED SERVICES. (a) Each hospital shall develop, implement, and enforce a written policy for the billing of hospital services and supplies. The policy must include: (1) a periodic review of the itemized statements required by Subsection (b); a…

Sec. 311.0025. AUDITS OF BILLING. (a) A hospital, treatment facility, mental health facility, or health care professional may not submit to a patient or a third party payor a bill for a treatment that the hospital, facility, or professional knows was not provided or knows was imp…

Sec. 311.003. REIMBURSEMENT FOR INFANT TRANSPORT TO HOSPITAL NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. (a) A hospital that agrees to admit an infant into its level III neonatal intensive care unit shall pay for the part of the cost of transporting the infant to the hospital from any location…

Sec. 311.004. STANDARDIZED PATIENT RISK IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM. (a) In this section: (1) "Department" means the Department of State Health Services. (1-a) "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission. (2) "Hospital" means a …

Sec. 311.005. WATER WELLS FOR USE BY HOSPITALS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES IN EVENT OF EMERGENCY OR NATURAL DISASTER. (a) This section applies only to a hospital located in a county that: (1) has a population of more than 250,000; and (2) borders the Neches River. (b) A hospital to which…