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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 to employ physicians, dentists, 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 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, DENTISTS, AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. (a) The board |
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of the El Paso County Hospital District may appoint, contract for, |
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or employ physicians, dentists, and other health care providers as |
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the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the |
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district. |
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(b) The term of an employment contract entered into or an |
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appointment made under 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 to supervise or |
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control the practice of medicine as prohibited by Subtitle B, Title |
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3, Occupations Code, or to supervise or control the practice of |
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dentistry as prohibited by Subtitle D, 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. |