Section 311.081 - Applicability and Construction of Subchapter(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.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 311.081
Amended by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 161,Sec. 22.001, eff. 9/1/2013.Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 55, Sec. 1, eff. 5/12/2011.