Sec. 262.022. ACQUISITION, OPERATION, AND LEASE OF HOSPITALS. (a) The authority may construct, purchase, enlarge, furnish, or equip one or more hospitals. A hospital may be located outside the municipality or municipalities.
(b) The authority may operate and maintain one or more hospitals. The authority shall operate a hospital without the intervention of private profit for the use and benefit of the public unless the authority leases the hospital.
(c) The board may lease a hospital, or part of a hospital, owned by the authority for operation by the lessee as a hospital under terms that are satisfactory to the board and the lessee. The lease must:
(1) be authorized by resolution of the board;
(2) be executed on behalf of the authority by the president and secretary of the board; and
(3) have the seal of the authority impressed on the lease.
(d) The bond resolution or trust indenture may prescribe procedures and policies for the operation of a hospital. If a hospital is used, operated, or acquired by a nonprofit corporation or is leased, the authority may delegate to the nonprofit corporation or lessee the duty to establish the procedures and policies.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 262 - Municipal Hospital Authorities
Subchapter C. Powers and Duties
Section 262.021. General Powers
Section 262.022. Acquisition, Operation, and Lease of Hospitals
Section 262.0225. Authority to Borrow Money
Section 262.024. Management Agreement
Section 262.026. Rates for Hospital Services
Section 262.028. Eminent Domain
Section 262.029. Gifts and Endowments
Section 262.030. Medical Records
Section 262.031. Sale of Property; General Provisions
Section 262.032. Sale of Property to Political Subdivision
Section 262.033. Sale or Closing of Hospital
Section 262.034. Facilities and Services for Elderly and Disabled
Section 262.035. Powers and Duties of Certain Hospital Authorities; Lease
Section 262.036. Retirement Benefits
Section 262.037. Establishment of Nonprofit Corporation
Section 262.038. Hospital Authority Contracts, Collaborations, and Joint Ventures