82R9218 CJC-D
By: Hardcastle H.B. No. 1990
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of the board of directors of the Hardeman
County Hospital District to employ physicians and other health care
providers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Section 1038.062, Special
District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1038.062. [APPOINTMENT AND RECRUITMENT OF] STAFF AND
EMPLOYEES.
SECTION 2. Section 1038.062, Special District Local Laws
Code, is amended by adding Subsections (a-1) and (e) and amending
Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(a-1) The board may employ physicians and other health care
providers as necessary for the efficient operation of the district.
(c) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, the
[The] board may delegate to the district administrator the
authority to employ district employees, including technicians and
nurses. The board may not delegate to the district administrator
the authority to employ physicians.
(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 3. 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.