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


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1666
By: Green
County Affairs
3/8/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, accordig to an interpretation made by the attorney general's
office, hospital districts are not allowed to lease, manage, or operate any
health care facility in an adjacent hospital district.  H.B. 1666 allows a
hospital district to lease, manage, or operate a health care facility
operated by an adjacent political subdivision. 

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 Subchapter H, Chapter 285, Health and Safety Code, by
adding Section 285.092, to define "political subdivision" and authorize a
hospital district to contract with an adjacent political subdivision to
lease, operate, or manage a health care facility operated by an adjacent
political subdivision. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.