Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 262.022 — ACQUISITION, OPERATION, AND LEASE OF HOSPITALS

HS § 262.022Title 4. HEALTH FACILITIES · Part C. LOCAL HOSPITALS · Ch. 262. MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITIES · Art. C. POWERS AND DUTIES

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(a)The authority may construct, purchase, enlarge, furnish, or equip one or more hospitals. A hospital may be located outside the municipality or municipalities.

(b)The authority may operate and maintain one or more hospitals. The authority shall operate a hospital without the intervention of private profit for the use and benefit of the public unless the authority leases the hospital.

(c)The board may lease a hospital, or part of a hospital, owned by the authority for operation by the lessee as a hospital under terms that are satisfactory to the board and the lessee. The lease must:

(1)be authorized by resolution of the board;

(2)be executed on behalf of the authority by the president and secretary of the board; and

(3)have the seal of the authority impressed on the lease.

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Legislative history

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.