Texas Special District Local Laws Code - Section 1002.104. Hospital System
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§ 1002.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM. (a) The district shall
provide for the establishment of a hospital or hospital system
within the district's boundaries to provide health care services to
persons residing in the district by:
(1) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing,
or renovating buildings and improvements;
(2) equipping the buildings and improvements; and
(3) administering the buildings and improvements for
hospital purposes.
(b) The hospital system may include any facility or
equipment the board considers necessary or appropriate for
providing health care services, including:
(1) domiciliary care and treatment of sick, injured,
or geriatric patients;
(2) outpatient clinics;
(3) rural health clinics;
(4) convalescent home facilities;
(5) assisted living or personal care facilities;
(6) physicians' offices;
(7) home health care services;
(8) durable medical equipment;
(9) long-term care;
(10) skilled and intermediate nursing care;
(11) preventive care services;
(12) ancillary support;
(13) pharmacies;
(14) hospice care;
(15) community mental health centers; and
(16) alcohol or chemical dependency centers.
(c) The district may operate or assist in the operation of a
mobile emergency medical service as part of the hospital system.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, § 1, eff. April 1, 2005.
Section: 1002.057 1002.058 1002.059 1002.060 1002.101 1002.102 1002.103 1002.104 1002.105 1002.106 1002.107 1002.108 1002.109 1002.110 1002.151
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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