Texas Statutes
Subtitle C - Local Hospitals
Chapter 263 - County Hospitals and Other Health Facilities

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 263.0001. Definition - Sec. 263.0001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "executive commissioner" means the...

Section 263.001. Two or More Counties May Join - Sec. 263.001. TWO OR MORE COUNTIES MAY JOIN. (a) Two...

Section 263.002. Additional Hospital - Sec. 263.002. ADDITIONAL HOSPITAL. A county may maintain more than...

Subchapter B. Establishing, Enlarging, Selling, and Closing County Hospitals

Section 263.021. Establishing or Enlarging Hospital on Petition; Submission of Bond Proposition - Sec. 263.021. ESTABLISHING OR ENLARGING HOSPITAL ON PETITION; SUBMISSION OF...

Section 263.022. Powers and Duties of Commissioners Court After Passage of Bond Proposition - Sec. 263.022. POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSIONERS COURT AFTER PASSAGE...

Section 263.023. Construction of Hospital to Avoid Inadequate Care in Certain Counties - Sec. 263.023. CONSTRUCTION OF HOSPITAL TO AVOID INADEQUATE CARE IN...

Section 263.024. Hospital Revenue Bonds - Sec. 263.024. HOSPITAL REVENUE BONDS. (a) A county may issue...

Section 263.025. Hospital Operating Funds Used for Improvements in Counties of 24,500 to 25,500 - Sec. 263.025. HOSPITAL OPERATING FUNDS USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN COUNTIES...

Section 263.026. Health Unit or Center in County With Population Greater Than 100,000 - Sec. 263.026. HEALTH UNIT OR CENTER IN COUNTY WITH POPULATION...

Section 263.027. Approval of Construction or Repair - Sec. 263.027. APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR. If requested by...

Section 263.028. Contract for Care - Sec. 263.028. CONTRACT FOR CARE. (a) The commissioners court of...

Section 263.029. Sale or Lease of Hospital - Sec. 263.029. SALE OR LEASE OF HOSPITAL. (a) A county...

Section 263.030. Closing of Hospital - Sec. 263.030. CLOSING OF HOSPITAL. (a) The commissioners court of...

Section 263.031. Closing Part of Hospital - Sec. 263.031. CLOSING PART OF HOSPITAL. A county may close...

Subchapter C. Board of Managers

Section 263.041. Appointment of Board of Managers - Sec. 263.041. APPOINTMENT OF BOARD OF MANAGERS. (a) The commissioners...

Section 263.042. Operation of Board of Managers - Sec. 263.042. OPERATION OF BOARD OF MANAGERS. (a) The board...

Section 263.043. Compensation and Expenses of Board of Managers - Sec. 263.043. COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES OF BOARD OF MANAGERS. (a)...

Section 263.044. Tort Claims Payments - Sec. 263.044. TORT CLAIMS PAYMENTS. A member of the board...

Section 263.045. Removal of Manager - Sec. 263.045. REMOVAL OF MANAGER. After citation, the commissioners court...

Section 263.046. General Powers and Duties of Board of Managers - Sec. 263.046. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF MANAGERS....

Section 263.047. Salaries - Sec. 263.047. SALARIES. (a) The board of managers shall determine...

Section 263.048. Visiting Physicians - Sec. 263.048. VISITING PHYSICIANS. (a) The board of managers shall...

Section 263.049. Discharge of Patients - Sec. 263.049. DISCHARGE OF PATIENTS. (a) The board of managers...

Section 263.050. Dispensaries and Clinics - Sec. 263.050. DISPENSARIES AND CLINICS. (a) The board of managers...

Section 263.051. School for Children Having Tuberculosis - Sec. 263.051. SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN HAVING TUBERCULOSIS. (a) The board...

Section 263.052. Contract for Care by Board - Sec. 263.052. CONTRACT FOR CARE BY BOARD. The board of...

Section 263.053. Records - Sec. 263.053. RECORDS. (a) The board of managers shall keep...

Subchapter D. Superintendent

Section 263.071. Appointment of Superintendent - Sec. 263.071. APPOINTMENT OF SUPERINTENDENT. (a) The board of managers...

Section 263.072. Role of Superintendent - Sec. 263.072. ROLE OF SUPERINTENDENT. (a) The superintendent is the...

Section 263.073. Bond - Sec. 263.073. BOND. The superintendent, before beginning to discharge the...

Section 263.074. General Powers and Duties of Superintendent - Sec. 263.074. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF SUPERINTENDENT. (a) The...

Section 263.075. Equipping the Hospital - Sec. 263.075. EQUIPPING THE HOSPITAL. (a) The superintendent shall, with...

Section 263.076. Officers and Employees - Sec. 263.076. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. (a) With the consent of...

Section 263.077. Accounts and Records - Sec. 263.077. ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS. (a) The superintendent shall require...

Section 263.078. Forms for Admission - Sec. 263.078. FORMS FOR ADMISSION. (a) The county hospital shall...

Section 263.079. Admission of Persons From County - Sec. 263.079. ADMISSION OF PERSONS FROM COUNTY. (a) A resident...

Section 263.080. Admission of Persons From Adjacent County - Sec. 263.080. ADMISSION OF PERSONS FROM ADJACENT COUNTY. The superintendent...

Section 263.081. Condition and Treatment of Patient - Sec. 263.081. CONDITION AND TREATMENT OF PATIENT. The superintendent shall...

Section 263.082. Payment by Patient - Sec. 263.082. PAYMENT BY PATIENT. (a) A patient may not...

Section 263.083. Support - Sec. 263.083. SUPPORT. (a) The superintendent shall inquire into a...

Section 263.084. Discharge of Patients - Sec. 263.084. DISCHARGE OF PATIENTS. (a) The superintendent shall temporarily...

Section 263.085. Collection of Money - Sec. 263.085. COLLECTION OF MONEY. (a) The superintendent shall collect...

Subchapter E. Enforcement and Dissemination of Information

Section 263.101. Inspections - Sec. 263.101. INSPECTIONS. (a) A resident officer of a county...

Section 263.102. Rules and Publications - Sec. 263.102. RULES AND PUBLICATIONS. (a) The board of managers...