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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 Gainesville Hospital District to |
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employ physicians and other health care 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 1077.060, 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. 1077.060. [APPOINTMENT AND DISMISSAL OF] STAFF AND |
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EMPLOYEES. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1077.060, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, as effective April 1, 2011, is amended by amending |
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Subsections (b) and (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) The district may employ physicians, technicians, |
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nurses, other health care providers, fiscal agents, accountants, |
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architects, additional attorneys, and other necessary employees. |
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(c) The board may delegate to the district administrator the |
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authority to hire district employees, 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. |