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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 Nocona |
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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. The heading to Section 1081.060, Special |
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District Local Laws Code, as effective April 1, 2011, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 1081.060. [APPOINTMENT OF] STAFF AND EMPLOYEES.
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SECTION 2. Section 1081.060, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, as effective April 1, 2011, is amended by adding Subsections |
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(b-1) and (d) and amending Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) The board may employ physicians or other health care |
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providers as the board considers necessary for the efficient |
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operation of the district. |
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(c) The board may delegate to the chief executive officer |
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the authority to hire district employees, including technicians and |
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nurses, except physicians.
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(d) 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 3. 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. |