Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 894	Senate Author:  Duncan et al.
Effective:  5-12-11	House Sponsor:  Coleman

            Senate Bill 894 amends the Health and Safety Code, in provisions relating to the powers and duties of hospitals, to authorize a hospital that is designated as a critical access hospital under federal law, that is a sole community hospital as defined by federal law, or that is located in a county with a population of 50,000 or less to employ a physician and retain all or part of the professional income generated by the physician for medical services provided at the hospital and other health care facilities owned or operated by the hospital if the hospital satisfies certain requirements, including appointing a chief medical officer and adopting, maintaining, and enforcing policies to ensure that a physician exercises the physician's independent medical judgment in providing care.