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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the board of directors of the Knox |
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County Hospital District to employ physicians and other health care |
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providers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 1050, Special District |
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Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 1050.0615 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 1050.0615. EMPLOYMENT OF PHYSICIANS AND HEALTH CARE |
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PROVIDERS. (a) The board may employ physicians and other health |
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care providers as necessary for the efficient operation of the |
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district. |
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(b) This section may not be construed as authorizing the |
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board to supervise or control the practice of medicine, as |
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prohibited by Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |