Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 263.101
Inspections

(a)

A resident officer of a county hospital shall admit a member of the board of managers into every part of the hospital and its premises.

(b)

On the demand of a member of the board of managers, a resident officer of the hospital shall:

(1)

give the board access to all books, papers, accounts, and other records pertaining to the hospital; and

(2)

furnish the board with copies, abstracts, and reports.

(c)

A hospital established or maintained under this chapter is subject to inspection by an authorized representative of:

(1)

the Department of State Health Services;

(2)

the commissioners court; or

(3)

a state board of charities, if such a board is created.

(d)

A resident officer of a county hospital shall admit a representative listed in Subsection (c) into every part of the hospital and its buildings.

(e)

On the demand of a representative listed in Subsection (c), a resident officer of the hospital shall give the representative access to all books, papers, accounts, reports, and other records pertaining to the hospital.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0825, eff. April 2, 2015.

Source: Section 263.101 — Inspections, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­263.­htm#263.­101 (accessed Feb. 26, 2025).

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
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Accessed:
Feb. 26, 2025

§ 263.101’s source at texas​.gov