Texas Health And Safety Code Title 4, Chapter 289 - County Health Care Funding Districts In Certain Counties Located On Texas-mexico Border That Have Population Of Less Than 300,000

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 289.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Commission" means the commission of a district created under this chapter. (2) "District" means a county health care funding district created...
• Texas Section 289.002 - Creation Of District
  A district is created in each county located on the Texas-Mexico border that has a population of less than 300,000 and contains one or more...
• Texas Section 289.003 - Duration Of District
  (a) Unless continued in existence by the legislature, a district created by this chapter is abolished September 1, 2007. (b) Any money held by a...
• Texas Section 289.004 - Political Subdivision
  A district created by this chapter is a political subdivision of this state. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1367 (H.B. 2463), Sec. 1,...

SUBCHAPTER B DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION

• Texas Section 289.005 - District Territory
  The boundaries of each district are coextensive with the boundaries of the county in which the district is created. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg.,...
• Texas Section 289.051 - Commission; Appointment
  (a) Each district is governed by a commission of five members appointed as provided by this section. (b) Each county commissioner on the commissioners court...
• Texas Section 289.052 - Qualification Of Members Of Commission
  To be eligible to serve as a member of the commission, a person must: (1) be a United States citizen; (2) be 18 years of...
• Texas Section 289.053 - Term Of Members Of Commission
  The members of the commission serve staggered two-year terms. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1367 (H.B. 2463), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.
• Texas Section 289.054 - Vacancy
  (a) If a vacancy occurs on the commission, the commissioners court of the county in which the district is located shall appoint a qualified person...
• Texas Section 289.055 - Officers
  (a) Each commission shall elect a chairperson and a secretary from among its members. (b) The chairperson and secretary shall each serve in that office...
• Texas Section 289.056 - Compensation; Expenses
  A member of the commission serves without compensation but may, on the approval of the entire commission, be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the...
• Texas Section 289.057 - Employees And Independent Contractors
  The commission may employ an attorney, financial advisor, and bookkeeper for the district or contract for those services. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch....

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 289.058 - Maintenance Of Records; Public Inspection
  Except as otherwise provided by law, all district records, including books, accounts, notices, minutes, and all other matters of the district and the operation of...
• Texas Section 289.101 - Limitation On Taxing Authority
  Each district may impose taxes only in the manner provided by this chapter. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1367 (H.B. 2463), Sec. 1,...
• Texas Section 289.102 - Majority Vote Required
  (a) A district may not impose any tax authorized by this chapter, spend any money, including for the administrative expenses of the district, or conduct...
• Texas Section 289.103 - Election Required For Certain Expenditures
  (a) In addition to the majority vote required under Section 289.102, a district may not spend any money of the district unless the district receives...
• Texas Section 289.104 - Rules And Procedures
  (a) The commission may adopt rules governing the operation of the district, including rules relating to the administration of a tax authorized by this chapter....
• Texas Section 289.105 - Purchasing And Accounting Procedures
  (a) The commission may prescribe the method and manner for making purchases and expenditures by the district. (b) The commission shall prescribe: (1) all accounting...
• Texas Section 289.106 - Institutional Health Care Provider Reporting; Inspection Of Records
  (a) A district shall require an institutional health care provider to submit to the district a copy of any financial and utilization data required by...

SUBCHAPTER D GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 289.107 - Authority To Sue And Be Sued
  Each district may sue and be sued in its own name in any court of this state as a governmental agency. Added by Acts 2005,...
• Texas Section 289.151 - Budget
  (a) Each year, the commission shall prepare a budget for the following fiscal year that includes: (1) proposed expenditures and disbursements; (2) estimated receipts and...
• Texas Section 289.152 - Fiscal Year
  Each district's fiscal year begins on September 1 and ends on August 31 of each year. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1367 (H.B....
• Texas Section 289.153 - Annual Audit
  (a) For each fiscal year, each commission shall have an independent audit made of the district's books and records. (b) Not later than December 31...

SUBCHAPTER E TAXES

• Texas Section 289.154 - Depository
  (a) Each commission by resolution shall designate one or more banks located in the district as the depository for the district. A bank designated as...
• Texas Section 289.201 - Tax On Outpatient Services
  (a) The commission of a district may impose an annual tax to be assessed quarterly on all outpatient hospital visits to an institutional health care...
• Texas Section 289.202 - Assessment And Collection Of Taxes
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the county tax assessor-collector shall collect a tax imposed under this subchapter unless the commission employs a tax...
• Texas Section 289.203 - Use Of Tax Revenue
  Revenue generated by a district from a tax imposed under this subchapter may be used only to: (1) provide the nonfederal share of a Medicaid...
• Texas Section 289.204 - Interest, Penalties, And Discounts
  Interest, penalties, and discounts on taxes imposed under this subchapter are governed by the law applicable to county ad valorem taxes. Added by Acts 2005,...
• Texas Section 289.205 - Purpose; Correction Of Invalid Provision Or Procedure
  (a) The purpose of this chapter is to generate revenue from a tax imposed by the district to provide the nonfederal share of a Medicaid...
• Texas Section 289.206 - Election Required For Certain Provisions Or Procedures
  (a) In order to amend any provision or procedure set out in this chapter, the district must obtain the approval of at least 95 percent...

Last modified: September 28, 2016