Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 311.081
Applicability and Construction of Subchapter

(a)

This subchapter applies only to a hospital that employs or seeks to employ a physician and that:

(1)

is designated as a critical access hospital under the authority of and in compliance with 42 U.S.C. Section 1395i-4;

(2)

is a sole community hospital, as that term is defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 1395ww(d)(5)(D)(iii); or

(3)

is located in a county with a population of 50,000 or less.

(b)

This subchapter may not be construed as authorizing the governing body of a hospital to supervise or control the practice of medicine, as prohibited under Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code.

(c)

This subchapter applies to medical services provided by a physician at the hospital and other health care facilities owned or operated by the hospital.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 55 (S.B. 894), Sec. 1, eff. May 12, 2011.
Redesignated from Health and Safety Code, Section 311.061 (Applicability of Subchapter) by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 22.001(27), eff. September 1, 2013.

Source: Section 311.081 — Applicability and Construction of Subchapter, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­311.­htm#311.­081 (accessed May 26, 2025).

311.001
Special Hospital Requirements for Graduate of Foreign Medical School Prohibited 311.002
Itemized Statement of Billed Services 311.003
Reimbursement for Infant Transport to Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit 311.004
Standardized Patient Risk Identification System 311.005
Water Wells for Use by Hospitals in Certain Counties in Event of Emergency or Natural Disaster 311.021
Definition 311.022
Discrimination Prohibited in Denial of Services 311.023
No Liability for Failure to Provide Emergency Services After Good Faith Effort 311.024
Payment for Services Required 311.0025
Audits of Billing 311.031
Definitions 311.032
Department Administration of Hospital Reporting and Collection System 311.033
Financial and Utilization Data Required 311.035
Use of Data 311.036
Data Verification 311.037
Confidential Data 311.039
Exemption 311.041
Policy Statement 311.042
Definitions 311.043
Duty of Nonprofit Hospitals to Provide Community Benefits 311.044
Community Benefits Planning by Nonprofit Hospitals 311.045
Community Benefits and Charity Care Requirements 311.046
Annual Report of Community Benefits Plan 311.047
Penalties 311.048
Rights and Remedies 311.061
Applicability of Subchapter 311.062
Employment of Physicians Permitted 311.063
Duties and Hospital Policies 311.064
Construction of Subchapter 311.081
Applicability and Construction of Subchapter 311.082
Employment of Physicians Permitted 311.083
Hospital Duties and Policies 311.0335
Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Data 311.0455
Annual Report by the Department 311.0456
Eligibility and Certification for Limited Liability 311.0461
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Verified:
May 26, 2025

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