Section 162.001 - Certification By Board(a) The board by rule shall certify a health organization that: (1) applies for certification on a form approved by the board; and(2) presents proof satisfactory to the board that the organization meets the requirements of Subsection (b) or (c).(b) The board shall approve and certify a health organization that: (1) is a nonprofit corporation under the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) organized to: (A) conduct scientific research and research projects in the public interest in the field of medical science, medical economics, public health, sociology, or a related area;(B) support medical education in medical schools through grants and scholarships;(C) improve and develop the capabilities of individuals and institutions studying, teaching, and practicing medicine;(D) deliver health care to the public; or(E) instruct the general public in medical science, public health, and hygiene and provide related instruction useful to individuals and beneficial to the community;(2) is organized and incorporated solely by persons licensed by the board; and(3) has as its directors and trustees persons who are:(A) licensed by the board; and(B) actively engaged in the practice of medicine.(c) The board shall certify a health organization to contract with or employ physicians licensed by the board if the organization:(1) is a nonprofit corporation under the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) and Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c)(3)) ; and(2) is organized and operated as:(A) a migrant, community, or homeless health center under the authority of and in compliance with 42 U.S.C. Section 254b or 254c; or(B) a federally qualified health center under 42 U.S.C. Section 1396d(l)(2)(B).(c-4) The board shall certify a health organization to contract with or employ physicians licensed by the board if the organization: (1) is a hospital district: (A) recognized by a federal agency as a public entity eligible to receive a grant related to a community or federally qualified health center described by Subdivision (2); and (B) created in a county with a population of more than 1.2 million that was not included in the boundaries of a hospital district before September 1, 2003; and (2) is organized and operated as: (A) a migrant, community, or homeless health center under the authority of and in compliance with 42 U.S.C. Section 254b or 254c; or (B) a federally qualified health center under 42 U.S.C. Section 1396d (l)(2)(B). (c-5) This section applies to a hospital district described by Subsection (c-4) only in relation to the hospital district's operations as a community or federally qualified health center described by Subsection (c-4)(2).Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 644,Sec. 204, eff. 9/1/2023.Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 644,Sec. 204, eff. 9/1/2023.Amended By Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 164, Sec. 8, eff. 9/1/2007.Amended By Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 601, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2005.Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.033(a), eff. 9/1/2001. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1999.