Sec. 1071.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM. (a) The district may provide for the establishment of a hospital or hospital system to provide medical and hospital care to the district's needy residents.
(b) The hospital system may include:
(1) facilities and equipment for domiciliary care and treatment of sick, injured, or geriatric patients;
(2) outpatient clinics;
(3) rural health clinics;
(4) convalescent home facilities;
(5) assisted living or personal care facilities;
(6) physicians' offices;
(7) home health care services;
(8) durable medical equipment;
(9) long-term care;
(10) skilled nursing care;
(11) intermediate nursing care;
(12) hospice care;
(13) community mental health centers;
(14) alcohol or chemical dependency centers; and
(15) any other facilities or equipment the board considers necessary for hospital purposes.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.