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Texas Health & Safety Code - Chapter 121 Local Public Health Reorganization ActLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Health & Safety Code > Texas Health & Safety Code - Chapter 121 Local Public Health Reorganization Act Sponsored LinksThis chapter may be cited as the Local Public Health Reorganization Act. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. ... In this chapter: (1) "Essential public health services" means services to: (A) monitor the health status of individuals in the community to identify community health ... (a) The governing body of a municipality or the commissioners court of a county may enforce any law that is reasonably necessary to protect the ... (a) In this section, "mobile food unit" and "roadside food vendor" have the meanings assigned under Section 437.001. (b) A municipality with a population of ... A local health unit is a division of municipal or county government that provides public health services but does not provide each service required of ... (a) A local health unit, local health department, or public health district may become affiliated with the department to facilitate the exchange of information and ... (a) The governing body of a municipality, the commissioners court of a county, or the administrative board of a public health district may adopt ordinances ... (a) Subject to the availability of funds, the department shall administer a program under which appropriated money may be granted to counties, municipalities, public health ... (a) Subject to the availability of funds, the department may provide essential public health services for a population for which a municipality, county, public health ... (a) The department, in cooperation with municipalities, counties, public health districts, and other political subdivisions that receive grants under Section 121.0065, and the consortium established ... (a) The board may designate geographic areas of the state as public health regions to provide public health services. (b) The board shall appoint a ... (a) The board shall hold an annual conference for health authorities and for directors of local health departments and public health districts. The commissioner or ... A health authority is a physician appointed under the provisions of this chapter to administer state and local laws relating to public health within the ... (a) A health authority must be: (1) a competent physician with a reputable professional standing who is legally qualified to practice medicine in this state; ... A health authority serves for a term of two years and may be appointed to successive terms. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, § 1, ... (a) A health authority is a state officer when performing duties prescribed by state law. (b) A health authority shall perform each duty that is: ... A health authority may be removed from office for cause under the personnel procedures applicable to the heads of departments of the local government that ... (a) The governing body of a municipality or the commissioners court of a county that has not established a local health department or a public ... (a) A health authority, unless otherwise restricted by law, may delegate a power or duty imposed on the health authority by the board, or by ... The governing body of a municipality or the commissioners court of a county may establish a local health department by majority vote. Acts 1989, 71st ... A local health department may perform all public health functions that the municipality or county that establishes the local health department may perform. Acts 1989, ... (a) The governing body of a municipality or the commissioners court of a county shall appoint the director of the municipality's or county's local health ... (a) A health authority, unless otherwise restricted by law, may delegate a power or duty imposed on the health authority by the board, or by ... (a) The governing body of a municipality that establishes a local health department may provide for the creation of an administrative or advisory public health ... By a majority vote of each governing body, a public health district may be established by: (1) two or more counties; (2) two or more ... (a) Any governmental entity, including a school district, may apply to become a member of a public health district. (b) The governing body of each ... (a) A public health district may perform any public health function that any of its members may perform unless otherwise restricted by law. (b) For ... (a) The members of a public health district shall prepare a written cooperative agreement that sets out fully the terms of operation of the district. ... (a) The members of a public health district shall appoint the director of the district. (b) The director is the chief administrative officer of the ... (a) A health authority, unless otherwise restricted by law, may delegate a power or duty imposed on the health authority by the board, or by ... (a) The cooperative agreement of a public health district may provide for the creation of an advisory or administrative public health board. (b) An advisory ... The members of a public health district shall pay the costs necessary to operate the district, including costs for: (1) staff salaries; (2) supplies; (3) ... In this chapter, "consortium" means the public health consortium established under this subchapter. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1378, § 6, eff. June ... Subject to availability of funds, the department shall establish a public health consortium composed of: (1) The University of Texas Health Science Center at San ... (a) Subject to the availability of funds, the department, in consultation with the consortium and local health units, local health departments, and public health districts, ... Last modified: August 11, 2007 |