Sec. 263.028. CONTRACT FOR CARE. (a) The commissioners court of a county that does not have a municipality with a population of more than 10,000 may contract with a hospital in the county, an incorporated society or municipality in the county that maintains a hospital, or an adjacent county for the care of residents of the county who are sick or injured.
(b) The term of the contract may not exceed one year.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 263 - County Hospitals and Other Health Facilities
Subchapter B. Establishing, Enlarging, Selling, and Closing County Hospitals
Section 263.021. Establishing or Enlarging Hospital on Petition; Submission of Bond Proposition
Section 263.022. Powers and Duties of Commissioners Court After Passage of Bond Proposition
Section 263.023. Construction of Hospital to Avoid Inadequate Care in Certain Counties
Section 263.024. Hospital Revenue Bonds
Section 263.025. Hospital Operating Funds Used for Improvements in Counties of 24,500 to 25,500
Section 263.026. Health Unit or Center in County With Population Greater Than 100,000
Section 263.027. Approval of Construction or Repair
Section 263.028. Contract for Care
Section 263.029. Sale or Lease of Hospital