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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the powers and duties of the Angleton-Danbury Hospital |
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District of Brazoria County, Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1002.051(f), Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(f) Directors serve staggered three-year terms. The |
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district shall hold an election each year to elect the appropriate |
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number of directors [two-year terms unless four-year terms are
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established under Section 285.081, Health and Safety Code. If the
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directors serve two-year terms, the terms of directors elected to
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odd-numbered positions expire in even-numbered years and the terms
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of directors elected to even-numbered positions expire in
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odd-numbered years]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1002.058, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1002.058. [STAFF PHYSICIAN] OFFICE FACILITIES. (a) |
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In this section, "licensed health care professional" means any |
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person who is licensed or certified by or registered in this state |
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to provide health care. |
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(b) The board shall determine the type, number, and location |
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of buildings necessary to establish and maintain office facilities |
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for [staff] physicians and other licensed health care professionals |
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to provide adequate health [medical] care services. |
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(c) [(b)] The board may: |
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(1) acquire property and equipment and construct |
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facilities for the district for use by [staff] physicians and other |
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licensed health care professionals; and |
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(2) mortgage or pledge the property, equipment, or |
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facilities as security for the payment of the purchase price or |
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construction cost. |
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(d) [(c)] The board may lease the office facilities and |
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equipment to [staff] physicians and other licensed health care |
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professionals or may sell or otherwise dispose of the property, |
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facilities, and equipment. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 1002, Special District |
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Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Sections 1002.111 and |
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1002.112 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1002.111. CONTRACTS FOR HEALTH CARE |
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SERVICES. (a) In this section, "licensed health care |
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professional" has the meaning assigned by Section 1002.058(a). |
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(b) The district may contract with physicians and other |
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licensed health care professionals to provide health care services, |
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including medical care, on behalf of the district. |
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(c) A physician or other licensed health care professional |
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is, while performing services under the contract at a facility |
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owned or operated by the district, an employee of the district |
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solely for purposes of Chapters 101 and 102, Civil Practice and |
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Remedies Code, and the district waives its sovereign immunity to |
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the extent provided by Section 101.025, Civil Practice and Remedies |
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Code. |
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(d) Notwithstanding Section 108.001(2), Civil Practice and |
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Remedies Code, a physician or other licensed health care |
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professional is, while performing services under the contract at a |
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facility owned or operated by the district, a public servant solely |
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for purposes of Chapter 108, Civil Practice and Remedies Code. |
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(e) This section does not authorize the district to |
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supervise or control the practice of medicine or permit the |
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unauthorized practice of medicine, as prohibited by Subtitle B, |
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Title 3, Occupations Code. |
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Sec. 1002.112. MEDICAL STAFF; WAIVER OF SOVEREIGN |
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IMMUNITY. (a) A physician who is a member of the district's |
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medical staff is, while performing services at a facility owned or |
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operated by the district, an employee of the district solely for |
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purposes of Chapters 101 and 102, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, |
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and the district waives its sovereign immunity to the extent |
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provided by Section 101.025, Civil Practice and Remedies Code. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Section 108.001(2), Civil Practice and |
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Remedies Code, a physician who is a member of the district's medical |
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staff is, while performing services at a facility owned or operated |
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by the district, a public servant solely for purposes of Chapter |
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108, Civil Practice and Remedies Code. |
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SECTION 4. Section 1002.251, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1002.251. DEPOSITORY. The [As soon as practicable
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after the creation election results favorably to the creation of
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the district, the] board shall by resolution designate a bank |
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within the county as the district's depository, and all funds of the |
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district shall be secured in the manner provided for the security of |
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county funds. Such depository shall serve for a period of four |
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[two] years and until a successor has been selected. |
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SECTION 5. Section 1002.252(b), Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) To secure a loan or line of credit, the board may pledge: |
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(1) revenue of the district that is not pledged to pay |
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the district's bonded indebtedness; |
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(2) taxes to be imposed by the district in the next |
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12-month period that are not pledged to pay the principal of or |
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interest on district bonds; or |
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(3) district bonds that have been authorized but not |
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sold. |
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SECTION 6. (a) This section applies to the election of |
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directors of the Angleton-Danbury Hospital District of Brazoria |
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County, Texas, after the effective date of this Act, |
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notwithstanding other law. |
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(b) The director elected to Position No. 1 in 2008 shall |
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serve a three-year term. Each successor director elected to |
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Position No. 1 shall serve a three-year term. |
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(c) The director elected to Position No. 2 in 2009 shall |
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serve a two-year term. Each successor director elected to Position |
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No. 2 shall serve a three-year term. |
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(d) The director elected to Position No. 3 in 2008 shall |
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serve a two-year term. Each successor director elected to Position |
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No. 3 shall serve a three-year term. |
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(e) The directors elected to Position No. 4 in 2009 and 2011 |
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shall each serve a two-year term. Each successor director elected |
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to Position No. 4 shall serve a three-year term. |
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(f) The directors elected to Position No. 5 in 2008 and 2010 |
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shall each serve a two-year term. After the term expires in 2012, |
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each successor director elected to Position No. 5 shall serve a |
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three-year term. |
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(g) The director elected to Position No. 6 in 2009 shall |
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serve a two-year term. Each successor director elected to Position |
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No. 6 shall serve a three-year term. |
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(h) The director elected to Position No. 7 in 2008 shall |
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serve a two-year term. Each successor director elected to Position |
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No. 7 shall serve a three-year term. |
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(i) The director elected to Position No. 8 in 2009 shall |
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serve a three-year term. Each successor director elected to |
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Position No. 8 shall serve a three-year term. |
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(j) The directors elected to Position No. 9 in 2008 and 2010 |
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shall each serve a two-year term. After the term expires in 2012, |
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each successor director elected to Position No. 10 shall serve a |
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three-year term. |
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SECTION 7. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a cause of action that accrues on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. A cause of action that accrues before the effective date |
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of this Act is governed by the law in effect immediately before that |
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date, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 8. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |