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Subchapter A. Creation of District
Section 281.001. Definitions - Sec. 281.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...
Section 281.002. District Authorization - Sec. 281.002. DISTRICT AUTHORIZATION. (a) A county with at least...
Section 281.003. Creation Election Required - Sec. 281.003. CREATION ELECTION REQUIRED. (a) The district may be...
Section 281.004. Ballot Propositions - Sec. 281.004. BALLOT PROPOSITIONS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...
Subchapter B. District Administration
Section 281.021. Appointment of Board - Sec. 281.021. APPOINTMENT OF BOARD. (a) The commissioners court of...
Section 281.0211. Appointment of Dallas County Hospital District Board; Members' Terms - Sec. 281.0211. APPOINTMENT OF DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT BOARD; MEMBERS'...
Section 281.022. Term - Sec. 281.022. TERM. (a) A board member serves a two-year...
Section 281.0222. Qualifications for Office - Sec. 281.0222. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE. (a) This section applies only...
Section 281.023. Officers - Sec. 281.023. OFFICERS. (a) The board shall elect from among...
Section 281.024. Compensation - Sec. 281.024. COMPENSATION. A board member serves without compensation. Acts...
Section 281.025. Record of Board Meeting - Sec. 281.025. RECORD OF BOARD MEETING. (a) The board shall...
Section 281.026. Administrator; Duties - Sec. 281.026. ADMINISTRATOR; DUTIES. (a) The board shall appoint a...
Section 281.027. Assistant Administrator - Sec. 281.027. ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR. (a) If the administrator is incapacitated,...
Section 281.028. Staff - Sec. 281.028. STAFF. (a) The board may appoint doctors to...
Section 281.0281. Employment of Health Care Providers - Sec. 281.0281. EMPLOYMENT OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. (a) This section...
Section 281.02815. Employment of Physicians by Certain Hospital Districts - Sec. 281.02815. EMPLOYMENT OF PHYSICIANS BY CERTAIN HOSPITAL DISTRICTS. (a)...
Section 281.0282. Dallas County Hospital District; Employment of Health Care Providers and Physicians - Sec. 281.0282. DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT; EMPLOYMENT OF HEALTH CARE...
Section 281.0283. Harris County Hospital District; Employment of Physicians - Sec. 281.0283. HARRIS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT; EMPLOYMENT OF PHYSICIANS. (a)...
Section 281.0284. Bexar County Hospital District; Employment of Physicians - Sec. 281.0284. BEXAR COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT; EMPLOYMENT OF PHYSICIANS. (a)...
Section 281.0285. El Paso County Hospital District; Employment of Physicians, Dentists, and Other Health Care Providers - Sec. 281.0285. EL PASO COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT; EMPLOYMENT OF PHYSICIANS,...
Section 281.0286. Tarrant County Hospital District; Employment of Physicians - Sec. 281.0286. TARRANT COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT; EMPLOYMENT OF PHYSICIANS. (a)...
Section 281.029. Retirement Programs - Sec. 281.029. RETIREMENT PROGRAMS. (a) With the approval of the...
Section 281.030. Seal - Sec. 281.030. SEAL. The board shall have a seal engraved...
Section 281.031. Removal of Board Member - Sec. 281.031. REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBER. (a) A member of...
Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties
Section 281.041. Transfer of County and Municipal Hospital Property and Funds - Sec. 281.041. TRANSFER OF COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL PROPERTY AND...
Section 281.042. Return of Transferred Property to County or Municipality - Sec. 281.042. RETURN OF TRANSFERRED PROPERTY TO COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY....
Section 281.043. Assumption of Contract Obligations - Sec. 281.043. ASSUMPTION OF CONTRACT OBLIGATIONS. On the creation of...
Section 281.044. Assumption of Bonded Indebtedness; Cancellation of Unsold Municipal or County Bonds - Sec. 281.044. ASSUMPTION OF BONDED INDEBTEDNESS; CANCELLATION OF UNSOLD MUNICIPAL...
Section 281.045. Limitation on Taxing Power by Governmental Entity; Disposition of Delinquent Taxes - Sec. 281.045. LIMITATION ON TAXING POWER BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY; DISPOSITION...
Section 281.046. District Responsibility for Medical Aid and Hospital Care - Sec. 281.046. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY FOR MEDICAL AID AND HOSPITAL CARE....
Section 281.0465. Nursing Services for School Districts - Sec. 281.0465. NURSING SERVICES FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS. A hospital district...
Section 281.047. Management, Control, and Administration - Sec. 281.047. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION. The board shall manage,...
Section 281.0475. Renaming District - Sec. 281.0475. RENAMING DISTRICT. (a) This section applies only to...
Section 281.048. District Rules - Sec. 281.048. DISTRICT RULES. The board may adopt rules governing...
Section 281.049. Purchasing and Accounting Methods and Procedures - Sec. 281.049. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING METHODS AND PROCEDURES. (a) The...
Section 281.050. Powers Relating to District Property, Facilities, and Equipment - Sec. 281.050. POWERS RELATING TO DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT....
Section 281.051. Contracting Authority - Sec. 281.051. CONTRACTING AUTHORITY. (a) With the approval of the...
Section 281.0511. Contracting Authority of Certain Districts; Lease of Property or Hospital Facilities - Sec. 281.0511. CONTRACTING AUTHORITY OF CERTAIN DISTRICTS; LEASE OF PROPERTY...
Section 281.0512. Contract to Provide Administrative Functions and Services - Sec. 281.0512. CONTRACT TO PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS AND SERVICES. (a)...
Section 281.0514. Harris County Hospital District; Contract With Certain Hospitals - Sec. 281.0514. HARRIS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT; CONTRACT WITH CERTAIN HOSPITALS....
Section 281.0515. Procedures for Health Maintenance Organization - Sec. 281.0515. PROCEDURES FOR HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION. A district may...
Section 281.0517. Integrated Health Care System - Sec. 281.0517. INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. (a) In this section:...
Section 281.0518. Dallas County Hospital District; Authority to Sell or License Intellectual Property - Sec. 281.0518. DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT; AUTHORITY TO SELL OR...
Section 281.0519. Tarrant County Hospital District; Authority to Sell or License Intellectual Property - Sec. 281.0519. TARRANT COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT; AUTHORITY TO SELL OR...
Section 281.052. County Authority to Sell, Lease, and Purchase Facilities for District Purposes - Sec. 281.052. COUNTY AUTHORITY TO SELL, LEASE, AND PURCHASE FACILITIES...
Section 281.053. District Inspections - Sec. 281.053. DISTRICT INSPECTIONS. (a) The district may be inspected...
Section 281.054. Eminent Domain - Sec. 281.054. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district has the power...
Section 281.055. Gifts and Endowments - Sec. 281.055. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS. On behalf of the district,...
Section 281.056. Authority to Sue and Be Sued; Legal Representation - Sec. 281.056. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED; LEGAL REPRESENTATION....
Section 281.0565. Charitable Organizations - Sec. 281.0565. CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. (a) In this section, "charitable organization"...
Section 281.057. Employment of District Peace Officers - Sec. 281.057. EMPLOYMENT OF DISTRICT PEACE OFFICERS. (a) The board...
Section 281.058. Authority to Form Captive Insurance or Captive Management Company - Sec. 281.058. AUTHORITY TO FORM CAPTIVE INSURANCE OR CAPTIVE MANAGEMENT...
Section 281.059. Dallas County Hospital District; Broker Agreements and Fees for Sale of Real Property - Sec. 281.059. DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT; BROKER AGREEMENTS AND FEES...
Section 281.060. El Paso County Hospital District; Broker Agreements and Fees for Sale of Real Property - Sec. 281.060. EL PASO COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT; BROKER AGREEMENTS AND...
Subchapter D. Medical Treatment and Care
Section 281.071. Payment and Support - Sec. 281.071. PAYMENT AND SUPPORT. (a) The administrator shall inquire...
Section 281.072. Reimbursement for Services - Sec. 281.072. REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES. The board shall require reimbursement...
Section 281.073. Disposition of District Records - Sec. 281.073. DISPOSITION OF DISTRICT RECORDS. (a) The preservation, microfilming,...
Subchapter E. District Finances
Section 281.091. Budget - Sec. 281.091. BUDGET. (a) The administrator shall prepare an annual...
Section 281.092. Administrator's Report - Sec. 281.092. ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT. (a) As soon as practicable after...
Section 281.093. Depository - Sec. 281.093. DEPOSITORY. (a) Not later than the 30th day...
Section 281.094. Use of Certain Funds by the Nueces County Hospital District - Sec. 281.094. USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS BY THE NUECES COUNTY...
Section 281.095. Prohibition Against Participation in Tax Increment Financing by Certain Hospital Districts - Sec. 281.095. PROHIBITION AGAINST PARTICIPATION IN TAX INCREMENT FINANCING BY...
Section 281.096. Authority to Take Actions Relating to Ad Valorem Taxes - Sec. 281.096. AUTHORITY TO TAKE ACTIONS RELATING TO AD VALOREM...
Subchapter F. District Bonds and Certificates of Obligation
Section 281.101. General Obligation Bonds - Sec. 281.101. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. The commissioners court, in the...
Section 281.102. Bond Election - Sec. 281.102. BOND ELECTION. (a) The district may not issue...
Section 281.103. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 281.103. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) Refunding bonds of the district...
Section 281.104. Execution of Bonds - Sec. 281.104. EXECUTION OF BONDS. The county judge of the...
Section 281.105. Approval and Registration of Bonds - Sec. 281.105. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF BONDS. (a) District bonds...
Section 281.106. Authority to Issue Certificates of Obligation - Sec. 281.106. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION. With the...
Section 281.107. Alternative Financing and Election Procedures - Sec. 281.107. ALTERNATIVE FINANCING AND ELECTION PROCEDURES. (a) This section...
Subchapter G. Taxes
Section 281.121. Taxes to Pay Bonds and Certificates of Obligation; Tax Assessment and Collection - Sec. 281.121. TAXES TO PAY BONDS AND CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION;...
Section 281.122. Reduction in Ad Valorem Tax Rate by Governmental Entity - Sec. 281.122. REDUCTION IN AD VALOREM TAX RATE BY GOVERNMENTAL...
Section 281.124. Election to Approve Tax Rate in Excess of Voter-Approval Tax Rate - Sec. 281.124. ELECTION TO APPROVE TAX RATE IN EXCESS OF...