82R9222 ALB-D
By: Hardcastle H.B. No. 3816
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of the board of directors of the Nocona
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 1081.060, Special
District Local Laws Code, as effective April 1, 2011, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 1081.060. [APPOINTMENT OF] STAFF AND EMPLOYEES.
SECTION 2. Section 1081.060, Special District Local Laws
Code, as effective April 1, 2011, is amended by adding Subsections
(b-1) and (d) and amending Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(b-1) The board may employ physicians or other health care
providers as the board considers necessary for the efficient
operation of the district.
(c) The board may delegate to the chief executive officer
the authority to hire district employees, including technicians and
nurses, except physicians.
(d) 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.