Tex.
Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code Section 1088.104
Hospital System
(a)
The district has the responsibility to establish a hospital or hospital system within its boundaries to provide hospital and medical care to the district’s residents.(b)
The district shall provide for:(1)
the establishment of a hospital system by:(A)
purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings and equipment; and(B)
equipping the buildings; and(2)
the administration of the hospital system for hospital purposes and medical purposes.(c)
The hospital system may include:(1)
facilities for domiciliary care of the sick, injured, or geriatric;(2)
outpatient clinics;(3)
dispensaries;(4)
convalescent home facilities;(5)
necessary nurses;(6)
domiciliaries and training centers;(7)
blood banks;(8)
community mental health centers;(9)
research centers or laboratories; and(10)
any other facilities the board considers necessary for medical care, hospital care, and public safety and health.(d)
A facility for public safety and health described by Subsection (c)(10) may only be:(1)
constructed by the district using private money; and(2)
used by the district, or any governmental entity to which the district leases the facility, for public safety and health purposes.
Source:
Section 1088.104 — Hospital System, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.1088.htm#1088.104 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
