Tex. Spec. Dists. Code § 1073.104

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 1073.104 - Hospital System

(a) The district shall provide for the establishment, administration, maintenance, operation, and financing of a hospital system, including any component specified by Subsection (b) or a service or facility specified by Subsection (c), by:

(1) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings and equipment;

(2) equipping the buildings; and

(3) administering the system, service, or facility for hospital purposes.

(b) The hospital system may include:

(1) a medical care system;

(2) rural health clinics;

(3) outpatient clinics and facilities for outpatient clinics;

(4) nursing homes;

(5) home health services;

(6) facilities for domiciliary care of the sick, injured, or geriatric;

(7) pharmacies;

(8) convalescent home facilities;

(9) necessary nurses domiciliaries and training centers;

(10) blood banks;

(11) community mental health centers;

(12) research centers or laboratories; and

(13) any other facilities the board considers necessary for hospital care.

(c) The district may provide any services or facilities necessary for:

(1) hospital agencies;

(2) extended care facilities; and

(3) assisted living or personal care facilities, including retirement benefits, housing, and medical office buildings.

Tex. Spec. Dist. Loc. Laws § 1073.104

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139, Sec. 1.01, eff. 4/1/2011.