Sec. 263.030. CLOSING OF HOSPITAL. (a) The commissioners court of a county by order on terms it considers reasonable may close a hospital or medical facility constructed, purchased, or acquired under this chapter.
(b) The order is final 30 days after the date of adoption unless at least 10 percent of the qualified voters in the county petition the commissioners court requesting an election to determine whether the hospital or facility should be closed.
(c) On proper petition, the commissioners court shall set a time for an election and shall submit to the qualified voters of the county ballots providing for voting for or against the proposition: "The closing of (name of hospital or facility to be closed)."
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