Sec. 1073.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM. (a) The district shall provide for the establishment, administration, maintenance, operation, and financing of a hospital system, including any component specified by Subsection (b) or a service or facility specified by Subsection (c), by:
(1) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings and equipment;
(2) equipping the buildings; and
(3) administering the system, service, or facility for hospital purposes.
(b) The hospital system may include:
(1) a medical care system;
(2) rural health clinics;
(3) outpatient clinics and facilities for outpatient clinics;
(4) nursing homes;
(5) home health services;
(6) facilities for domiciliary care of the sick, injured, or geriatric;
(7) pharmacies;
(8) convalescent home facilities;
(9) necessary nurses domiciliaries and training centers;
(10) blood banks;
(11) community mental health centers;
(12) research centers or laboratories; and
(13) any other facilities the board considers necessary for hospital care.
(c) The district may provide any services or facilities necessary for:
(1) hospital agencies;
(2) extended care facilities; and
(3) assisted living or personal care facilities, including retirement benefits, housing, and medical office buildings.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2011.
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