81R5677 ALB-F
By: Homer H.B. No. 4138
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the powers and duties of the Hopkins County Hospital
District.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1043.052, Special District Local Laws
Code, as effective April 1, 2009, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1043.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION. Notice [At least 10
days before the date] of an election of directors [, notice of the
election] shall be published [one time] in a newspaper of general
circulation in the district in accordance with Section 4.003,
Election Code [Hopkins County].
SECTION 2. Sections 1043.059(d) and (e), Special District
Local Laws Code, as effective April 1, 2009, are amended to read as
follows:
(d) Subject to Subsection (e), the board may provide
financial inducements [, including income subsidies or guarantees
and reimbursement of relocation expenses,] to a full-time medical
intern or [resident] physician [serving in a hospital] who
contractually agrees to:
(1) reside and practice in Hopkins County; and
(2) provide care and treatment to its needy residents.
(e) The board may employ physicians, dentists, or other
health care providers as the board considers necessary for the
efficient operation of the district. This subsection 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 [offer financial inducements only to attract
qualified physicians who possess medical expertise that is not
available in the county].
SECTION 3. Section 1043.108, Special District Local Laws
Code, as effective April 1, 2009, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1043.108. PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT FOR
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS [STAFF PHYSICIANS]. (a) The board shall
determine the type, number, and location of buildings required to
establish and maintain office facilities for health care providers
[staff physicians] as necessary to provide adequate health
[medical] care services.
(b) The board may:
(1) acquire property, including equipment, and
construct facilities for the district for use by health care
providers [staff physicians]; and
(2) mortgage or pledge the property or facilities as
security for the payment of the purchase or construction price.
(c) The board for the district may:
(1) lease the office facilities and equipment to
health care providers [staff physicians]; and
(2) sell or otherwise dispose of the property,
including facilities and equipment.
SECTION 4. Section 1043.152(c), Special District Local Laws
Code, as effective April 1, 2009, is amended to read as follows:
(c) Any district resident [taxpayer] is entitled to:
(1) appear at the time and place designated in the
notice; and
(2) be heard regarding any item included in the
proposed budget.
SECTION 5. Section 1043.154(b), Special District Local Laws
Code, as effective April 1, 2009, is amended to read as follows:
(b) Not later than December 31 each year, the audit shall be
filed[:
[(1) with the comptroller; and
[(2)] at the district office.
SECTION 6. 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.