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Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 311.081. Applicability and Construction of Subchapter

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) This subchapter applies only to a hospital that employs or seeks to employ a physician and that:

(1) is designated as a critical access hospital under the authority of and in compliance with 42 U.S.C. Section 1395i-4;

(2) is a sole community hospital, as that term is defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 1395ww(d)(5)(D)(iii); or

(3) is located in a county with a population of 50,000 or less.

(b) This subchapter may not be construed as authorizing the governing body of a hospital to supervise or control the practice of medicine, as prohibited under Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code.

(c) This subchapter applies to medical services provided by a physician at the hospital and other health care facilities owned or operated by the hospital.

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