82R9219 CJC-D
By: Hardcastle H.B. No. 1885
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of the board of directors of the Knox
County Hospital District to employ physicians and other health care
providers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 1050, Special District
Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 1050.0615 to read as
follows:
Sec. 1050.0615. EMPLOYMENT OF PHYSICIANS AND HEALTH CARE
PROVIDERS. (a) The board may employ physicians and other health
care providers as necessary for the efficient operation of the
district.
(b) 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, 2011.