Section 262.022 - Acquisition, Operation, and Lease of Hospitals(a) The authority may construct, purchase, enlarge, furnish, or equip one or more hospitals. A hospital may be located outside the municipality or municipalities.(b) The authority may operate and maintain one or more hospitals. The authority shall operate a hospital without the intervention of private profit for the use and benefit of the public unless the authority leases the hospital.(c) The board may lease a hospital, or part of a hospital, owned by the authority for operation by the lessee as a hospital under terms that are satisfactory to the board and the lessee. The lease must: (1) be authorized by resolution of the board;(2) be executed on behalf of the authority by the president and secretary of the board; and(3) have the seal of the authority impressed on the lease.(d) The bond resolution or trust indenture may prescribe procedures and policies for the operation of a hospital. If a hospital is used, operated, or acquired by a nonprofit corporation or is leased, the authority may delegate to the nonprofit corporation or lessee the duty to establish the procedures and policies.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 262.022
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1989.