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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the power and authority of the El Paso County Hospital |
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District, and related entities, to employ physicians and dentists. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 281, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 281.0285 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 281.0285. EL PASO COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT; EMPLOYMENT |
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OF PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS. (a) The board of the El Paso County |
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Hospital District may employ physicians and dentists as the board |
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considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district |
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directly or through a nonprofit health organization certified by |
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the Texas Medical Board and created by the El Paso County Hospital |
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District. |
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(b) The term of an employment contract entered into under |
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this section may not exceed four years. |
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(c) This section may not be construed as authorizing the |
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board of the El Paso County Hospital District, or the board of |
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directors of a nonprofit health organization created by the El Paso |
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County Hospital District, to supervise or control the practice of |
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medicine as prohibited by Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code, or |
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to supervise or control the practice of dentistry as prohibited by |
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Subtitle D, Title 3, Occupations Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 162.001, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) The board shall certify a health organization to |
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contract with or employ physicians if the organization: |
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(1) is a nonprofit corporation formed under the Texas |
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Nonprofit Corporation Law, as described by Section 1.008, Business |
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Organizations Code; |
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(2) is exempt from federal taxation under Section |
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501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as an organization described |
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by Section 501(c)(3) of that code; and |
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(3) is created by a hospital district to which Section |
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281.0285, Health and Safety Code, applies. |
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SECTION 3. Section 260.002, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-2) to read as follows: |
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(a-2) The board shall, on a form and under rules adopted by |
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the board, approve and certify a health organization to contract |
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with or employ dentists licensed by the board if the organization, |
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in its application to the board, presents satisfactory proof to the |
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board that the organization: |
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(1) is a nonprofit corporation formed under the Texas |
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Nonprofit Corporation Law, as described by Section 1.008, Business |
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Organizations Code; |
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(2) is exempt from federal taxation under Section |
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501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as an organization described |
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by Section 501(c)(3) of that code; and |
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(3) is created by a hospital district to which Section |
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281.0285, Health and Safety Code, applies. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2011. |