81R8176 TJS-D
By: Smithee H.B. No. 1921
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of the board of directors of the
Dallam-Hartley Counties Hospital District to employ health care
providers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1018.061, Special District Local Laws
Code, as effective April 1, 2009, is amended by adding Subsections
(d) and (e) to read as follows:
(d) The board may employ physicians or other health care
providers as the board considers necessary for the efficient
operation of the district.
(e) This section may not be construed as authorizing the
board to supervise or control the practice of medicine, as
prohibited by Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.