HBA-CMT H.B. 3687 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3687 By: Green County Affairs 4/29/2001 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE House Bill 1666 was passed in the 76th Legislature, allowing the Nixon Hospital District to contract with the Gonzales County Hospital District. The Nixon Hospital District now wishes to also contract with the DeWitt Medical District. House Bill 3687 authorizes the Nixon Hospital District to contract with the DeWitt Medical District to lease, manage, or operate a health care facility in 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. ANALYSIS House Bill 3687 authorizes the Nixon Hospital District of Gonzales and Wilson counties to contract with the DeWitt Medical District for the DeWitt Medical District to lease, manage, or operate a health care facility located in the Nixon Hospital District. The bill authorizes the DeWitt Medical District through its board of directors to contract with the Nixon Hospital District of Gonzales and Wilson counties for the DeWitt Medical District to lease, manage, or operate a health care facility located in the Nixon Hospital District. EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act takes effect September 1, 2001.