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Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 263.023 — CONSTRUCTION OF HOSPITAL TO AVOID INADEQUATE CARE IN CERTAIN COUNTIES

HS § 263.023Title 4. HEALTH FACILITIES · Part C. LOCAL HOSPITALS · Ch. 263. COUNTY HOSPITALS AND OTHER HEALTH FACILITIES · Art. B. ESTABLISHING, ENLARGING, SELLING, AND CLOSING COUNTY HOSPITALS

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(a)The commissioners court of a county shall provide for the construction of a county hospital if:
(1)the county has a municipality with more than 10,000 inhabitants as ascertained by the court in the manner determined by a resolution of the court; and
(2)the county does not have a county hospital or the county hospital is inadequate.
(b)The commissioners court shall provide for the construction of the hospital within six months after the date the number of inhabitants of the municipality exceeds 10,000 except that the executive commissioner may, for good cause, extend this period.
(c)The hospital must have a room or ward for the care of confinement cases and a room or ward for the temporary care of persons suffering from mental or nervous disease.
(d)The hospital must have separate buildings for persons suffering from tuberculosis and other communicable diseases.
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Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0823, eff. April 2, 2015.

Source: Texas Health and Safety Code § 263.023 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.