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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
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Title 4. HEALTH FACILITIES |
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Subtitle D. HOSPITAL DISTRICTS |
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Chapter 281. HOSPITAL DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES OF AT LEAST 190,000 |
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Subchapter B. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION |
Sec. 281.021. APPOINTMENT OF BOARD
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(a) The commissioners court of a county in which a district is created under this chapter shall appoint a board of hospital managers composed of not less than five or more than seven members.
(b) The commissioners court of a county with a population of more than 1.8 million but less than 1.9 million in which a district is created under this chapter shall appoint a board composed of not less than five or more than 15 members.
(c) The Harris County Commissioners Court shall appoint a board composed of not less than seven or more than nine members.
(d) If a district is created under this chapter in a county with a population of more than 800,000 that was not included in the boundaries of a hospital district before September 1, 2003, the district shall be governed by a nine-member board of hospital managers, appointed as follows:
(1) the commissioners court of the county shall appoint four members;
(2) the governing body of the municipality with the largest population in the county shall appoint four members; and
(3) the commissioners court and the governing body of the municipality described by Subdivision (2) shall jointly appoint one member.
(e) The El Paso County Commissioners Court shall appoint a board composed of seven members, and shall by order provide for the qualifications of appointees to the board.