Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 311.044. Community Benefits Planning by Nonprofit Hospitals

(1) an organizational mission statement that identifies the hospital's commitment to serving the health care needs of the community; and

(2) a community benefits plan defined as an operational plan for serving the community's health care needs that sets out goals and objectives for providing community benefits that include charity care and government-sponsored indigent health care, as the terms community benefits, charity care, and government-sponsored indigent health care are defined by Sections 311.031 and 311.042, and that identifies the populations and communities served by the hospital.

(1) mechanisms to evaluate the plan's effectiveness, including but not limited to a method for soliciting the views of the communities served by the hospital;

(2) measurable objectives to be achieved within a specified time frame; and

(3) a budget for the plan.

(1) the local health department;

(2) the public health region under Chapter 121;

(3) the public health district;

(4) health-related organizations, including a health professional association or hospital association;

(5) health science centers;

(6) private business;

(7) consumers;

(8) local governments; and

(9) insurance companies and managed care organizations with an active market presence in the community.