Texas § HS.264.022 - ACQUISITION, OPERATION, AND LEASE OF HOSPITALS
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § HS.264.022 — ACQUISITION, OPERATION, AND LEASE OF HOSPITALS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ HS.264.022. ACQUISITION, OPERATION, AND LEASE OF HOSPITALS
ACQUISITION, OPERATION, AND LEASE OF HOSPITALS. (a) The authority may construct, purchase, enlarge, furnish, or equip one or more hospitals located in the county. (b) The authority may operate and maintain one or more hospitals. The authority shall operate a hospital without the intervention of private profit for the use and benefit of the public unless the authority leases the hospital. (c) The board may lease a hospital or part of a hospital owned by the authority for operation by the lessee as a hospital under terms that are satisfactory to the board and the lessee. The lease must: (1) be authorized by resolution of the board; (2) be executed on behalf of the authority by the president and secretary of the board; and (3) have the seal of the authority impressed on the lease. (d) The bond resolution or trust indenture may prescribe procedures and policies for the operation of a hospital. If a hospital is used, operated, or acquired by a nonprofit corporation or is leased, the authority may delegate to the nonprofit corporation or lessee the duty to establish the procedures and policies. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Source: official Texas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section HS.264.022 ("ACQUISITION, OPERATION, AND LEASE OF HOSPITALS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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