Texas § LG.351.045 - EMPLOYMENT OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § LG.351.045 — EMPLOYMENT OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ LG.351.045. EMPLOYMENT OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
EMPLOYMENT OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. (a) The commissioners court of a county may appoint, contract for, or employ licensed physicians, dentists, or other health care providers to provide health care services to inmates in the custody of the sheriff. (b) This section may not be construed as authorizing a commissioners court to supervise or control the practice of medicine as prohibited by Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code, or to supervise or control the practice of dentistry as prohibited by Subtitle D, Title 3, Occupations Code. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 759 (H.B. 1566 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 760 (H.B. 1567 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 975 (H.B. 1568 ), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011. Reenacted by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093 ), Sec. 12.006, eff. September 1, 2013.
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