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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the operations of the Nueces County Hospital District, |
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including the operations of a health care provider participation |
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program administered by the district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 281.094, Health and |
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Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 281.094. USE OF [CERTAIN] FUNDS BY THE NUECES COUNTY |
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HOSPITAL DISTRICT. |
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SECTION 2. Section 281.094(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The [With the approval of the Nueces County |
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Commissioners Court, the] board of the Nueces County Hospital |
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District may use funds made available to the district from any |
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source [sources other than a tax levy] to fund health care services |
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for residents of the district, including public health services, |
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mental health and intellectual disability [mental retardation] |
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services, emergency medical services, health services provided to |
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persons confined in jail facilities, and for other health related |
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purposes if: |
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(1) the board determines the district has funds |
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available that are in addition to the funds necessary to satisfy the |
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district's obligation to fund indigent health care for residents of |
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the district; and |
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(2) the Nueces County Commissioners Court approves of |
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the board's use of the funds. |
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SECTION 3. Section 298C.004, Health and Safety Code, as |
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added by Chapter 694 (S.B. 2315), Acts of the 86th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2019, is repealed. |
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SECTION 4. Section 2, Chapter 694 (S.B. 2315), Acts of the |
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86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is repealed. |
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SECTION 5. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails |
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over another Act of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, |
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relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted |
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codes. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |