HBA-DMD, MPA H.B. 1666 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1666
By: Green
County Affairs
7/27/1999
Enrolled



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Prior to the 76th Legislature, according to an interpretation made by the
attorney general's office, hospital districts were not allowed to lease,
manage, or operate any health care facility in an adjacent hospital
district.  H.B. 1666 allows the Nixon Hospital District to contract with
Gonzales Healthcare Systems to lease, manage, or operate a health care
facility.  This bill also authorizes the Gonzales County Hospital District
to contract with the Nixon Hospital District. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 3, Chapter 644, Acts of the 59th Legislature,
Regular Session, 1965, by adding Subsection (b), to authorize the Nixon
Hospital District (Nixon district) to contract with Gonzales Healthcare
Systems (GHS) for GHS to lease, manage, or operate a health care facility
located in the Nixon district.   

SECTION 2. Amends Section 10(a), Chapter 191, Acts of the 64th Legislature,
Regular Session, 1975, to authorize the Gonzales County Hospital District
(Gonzales district), through its board of directors, to contract with the
Nixon district located in Gonzales and Wilson Counties, Texas, for the
Gonzales district to lease, manage, or operate a health care facility
located in the Nixon district. 

SECTION 3.Emergency clause.
  Effective date: upon passage.