Texas Statutes
Subtitle D - Hospital Districts
Chapter 283 - Optional Hospital District Law of 1957

Subchapter A. Creation of District

Section 283.001. Short Title - Sec. 283.001. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as...

Section 283.002. Definitions - Sec. 283.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...

Section 283.003. District Authorization - Sec. 283.003. DISTRICT AUTHORIZATION. (a) A county authorized to establish...

Section 283.004. Creation Election Required - Sec. 283.004. CREATION ELECTION REQUIRED. (a) The district may be...

Section 283.005. Ballot Propositions - Sec. 283.005. BALLOT PROPOSITIONS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Subchapter B. District Administration

Section 283.021. District Board; Officers - Sec. 283.021. DISTRICT BOARD; OFFICERS. (a) The commissioners court of...

Section 283.022. Compensation - Sec. 283.022. COMPENSATION. A board member serves without compensation other...

Section 283.023. Record of Board Meeting - Sec. 283.023. RECORD OF BOARD MEETING. The secretary shall keep...

Section 283.024. Administrator; Duties - Sec. 283.024. ADMINISTRATOR; DUTIES. (a) The board shall appoint an...

Section 283.025. Assistant Administrator - Sec. 283.025. ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR. (a) If the administrator is absent...

Section 283.026. Staff - Sec. 283.026. STAFF. (a) The board may hire doctors, technicians,...

Section 283.027. Retirement Programs - Sec. 283.027. RETIREMENT PROGRAMS. The commissioners court may include district...

Section 283.028. Seal - Sec. 283.028. SEAL. The commissioners court's seal is the district...

Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties

Section 283.041. Transfer of County and Municipal Hospital Property and Funds - Sec. 283.041. TRANSFER OF COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL PROPERTY AND...

Section 283.042. Assumption of Contract Obligations - Sec. 283.042. ASSUMPTION OF CONTRACT OBLIGATIONS. On the creation of...

Section 283.043. Assumption of Bonded Indebtedness; Cancellation of Unsold Municipal or County Bonds - Sec. 283.043. ASSUMPTION OF BONDED INDEBTEDNESS; CANCELLATION OF UNSOLD MUNICIPAL...

Section 283.044. Limitation on Taxing Power by Governmental Entity; Disposition of Delinquent Taxes - Sec. 283.044. LIMITATION ON TAXING POWER BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY; DISPOSITION...

Section 283.045. District Responsibility for Medical Aid and Hospital Care - Sec. 283.045. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY FOR MEDICAL AID AND HOSPITAL CARE....

Section 283.046. Management, Control, and Administration - Sec. 283.046. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION. The board shall manage,...

Section 283.047. District Rules - Sec. 283.047. DISTRICT RULES. The board may adopt rules governing...

Section 283.048. Purchasing and Accounting Methods and Procedures - Sec. 283.048. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING METHODS AND PROCEDURES. (a) The...

Section 283.049. District Inspections - Sec. 283.049. DISTRICT INSPECTIONS. (a) The district facilities may be...

Section 283.050. Eminent Domain - Sec. 283.050. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may exercise the...

Section 283.051. Gifts and Endowments - Sec. 283.051. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS. (a) On behalf of the...

Section 283.052. Authority to Sue and Be Sued; Legal Representation - Sec. 283.052. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED; LEGAL REPRESENTATION....

Subchapter D. Medical Treatment and Care

Section 283.071. Admission Criteria and Payment; Criminal Penalty - Sec. 283.071. ADMISSION CRITERIA AND PAYMENT; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) The...

Subchapter E. District Finances

Section 283.081. Budget - Sec. 283.081. BUDGET. (a) The administrator shall prepare an annual...

Section 283.082. Administrator's Report - Sec. 283.082. ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT. (a) As soon as practicable after...

Section 283.083. Depository - Sec. 283.083. DEPOSITORY. (a) Not later than the 30th day...

Subchapter F. District Bonds

Section 283.101. General Obligation Bonds - Sec. 283.101. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. The commissioners court may issue...

Section 283.102. Bond Election - Sec. 283.102. BOND ELECTION. (a) A bond election may be...

Section 283.103. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 283.103. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) Refunding bonds of the district...

Section 283.104. Execution of Bonds - Sec. 283.104. EXECUTION OF BONDS. The county judge of the...

Section 283.105. Approval and Registration of Bonds - Sec. 283.105. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF BONDS. (a) District bonds...

Subchapter G. Taxes

Section 283.121. Tax Assessment and Collection - Sec. 283.121. TAX ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION. (a) If the district...

Section 283.122. Election to Increase Tax Amount - Sec. 283.122. ELECTION TO INCREASE TAX AMOUNT. (a) The tax...

Section 283.123. Ballot Proposition for Tax Increase - Sec. 283.123. BALLOT PROPOSITION FOR TAX INCREASE. The ballot for...

Subchapter H. District Conversion

Section 283.131. District Conversion Authority - Sec. 283.131. DISTRICT CONVERSION AUTHORITY. A hospital district created in...

Section 283.132. Conversion Election Required - Sec. 283.132. CONVERSION ELECTION REQUIRED. (a) A district may be...

Section 283.133. Ballot Propositions - Sec. 283.133. BALLOT PROPOSITIONS. (a) The ballot for the election...

Section 283.134. Effective Date of Conversion - Sec. 283.134. EFFECTIVE DATE OF CONVERSION. If a majority of...

Section 283.135. Effect of Conversion - Sec. 283.135. EFFECT OF CONVERSION. (a) The district's identity is...

Section 283.136. Limitation on Further Elections - Sec. 283.136. LIMITATION ON FURTHER ELECTIONS. (a) If the proposition...