Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 263.028
Contract for Care


(a)

The commissioners court of a county that does not have a municipality with a population of more than 10,000 may contract with a hospital in the county, an incorporated society or municipality in the county that maintains a hospital, or an adjacent county for the care of residents of the county who are sick or injured.

(b)

The term of the contract may not exceed one year.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Source: Section 263.028 — Contract for Care, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­263.­htm#263.­028 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

263.0001
Definition
263.001
Two or More Counties May Join
263.002
Additional Hospital
263.021
Establishing or Enlarging Hospital on Petition
263.022
Powers and Duties of Commissioners Court After Passage of Bond Proposition
263.023
Construction of Hospital to Avoid Inadequate Care in Certain Counties
263.024
Hospital Revenue Bonds
263.025
Hospital Operating Funds Used for Improvements in Certain Counties
263.027
Approval of Construction or Repair
263.028
Contract for Care
263.029
Sale or Lease of Hospital
263.030
Closing of Hospital
263.031
Closing Part of Hospital
263.041
Appointment of Board of Managers
263.042
Operation of Board of Managers
263.043
Compensation and Expenses of Board of Managers
263.044
Tort Claims Payments
263.045
Removal of Manager
263.046
General Powers and Duties of Board of Managers
263.047
Salaries
263.048
Visiting Physicians
263.049
Discharge of Patients
263.050
Dispensaries and Clinics
263.051
School for Children Having Tuberculosis
263.052
Contract for Care by Board
263.053
Records
263.071
Appointment of Superintendent
263.072
Role of Superintendent
263.073
Bond
263.074
General Powers and Duties of Superintendent
263.075
Equipping the Hospital
263.076
Officers and Employees
263.077
Accounts and Records
263.078
Forms for Admission
263.079
Admission of Persons from County
263.080
Admission of Persons from Adjacent County
263.081
Condition and Treatment of Patient
263.082
Payment by Patient
263.083
Support
263.084
Discharge of Patients
263.085
Collection of Money
263.101
Inspections
263.102
Rules and Publications

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 263.028’s source at texas​.gov