Texas Special District Local Laws Code
§ 1053.0601 — EMPLOYMENT OF PHYSICIANS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN HOSPITAL-BASED SERVICES
SD § 1053.0601Title 3. HEALTH · Part A. HOSPITAL DISTRICTS · Ch. 1053. LUBBOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT OF LUBBOCK COUNTY, TEXAS · Art. B. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION
Statute text
View on source(a)For purposes of this section, "hospital-based services" means the following services when provided at a hospital:
(1)emergency medicine;
(2)general medicine practiced by a hospitalist; and
(3)radiology services.
(b)The board may employ physicians as the board considers necessary to provide hospital-based services at a hospital owned or operated by the district as provided by this section. The board may retain all or part of the professional income generated by a physician employed by the district for those hospital-based services if the board satisfies the requirements of this section.
(c)The term of an employment contract entered into under this section may not exceed five years.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 892 (H.B. 3463), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.