Sec. 1064.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM; ANCILLARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES SYSTEM  


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  • (a) The district shall provide for the establishment of a hospital system by:

    (1) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings and equipment;

    (2) equipping the buildings; and

    (3) administering the buildings and equipment for hospital purposes.

    (b) The hospital system may include:

    (1) facilities for domiciliary care and treatment of the sick or injured;

    (2) facilities for outpatient clinics;

    (3) dispensaries;

    (4) facilities for geriatric care, including assisted living facilities and independent elderly living facilities;

    (5) nursing home facilities;

    (6) necessary nurses' domiciliaries and training centers;

    (7) blood banks;

    (8) community mental health centers;

    (9) research centers or laboratories; and

    (10) any other facilities the board considers necessary for hospital care.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 , Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2011. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 748 , Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.