81R9681 ALB-F
By: Pitts H.B. No. 3698
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of the Dallas County Hospital District to
appoint, contract for, or employ physicians, dentists, and other
health care providers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 281, Health and Safety
Code, is amended by adding Section 281.0282 to read as follows:
Sec. 281.0282. DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT; EMPLOYMENT
OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. (a) The board of the Dallas County
Hospital District may appoint, contract for, or employ physicians,
dentists, and other health care providers as the board considers
necessary for the efficient operation of the district.
(b) The term of an employment contract entered into under
this section may not exceed four years.
(c) This section may not be construed as authorizing the
board of the Dallas County Hospital District 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.