Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 13.034 — DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER AND DEPARTMENT

HS § 13.034Title 2. HEALTH · Part A. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES · Ch. 13. DEPARTMENT HOSPITALS AND RESPIRATORY FACILITIES · Art. B. TEXAS TUBERCULOSIS CODE

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(a)The executive commissioner shall adopt rules relating to:

(1)the management of public health hospitals;

(2)the duties of officers and employees of those hospitals; and

(3)the enforcement of necessary discipline and restraint of patients. (a-1) The executive commissioner may adopt rules as necessary for the proper and efficient hospitalization of tuberculosis patients.

(b)The department shall supply each hospital with the necessary personnel for the operation and maintenance of the hospital.

(c)The department may:

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Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0055, eff. April 2, 2015.