Bill Text: TX HB1567 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Bill 1567 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating to the authority of certain counties to appoint, contract for, or employ physicians, dentists, or other health care providers for county jails.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)

Status: (Passed) 2011-06-17 - Effective immediately [HB1567 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-HB1567-Enrolled.html



	H.B. No. 1567




	AN ACT
	relating to the authority of certain counties to appoint, contract
	for, or employ physicians, dentists, or other health care providers
	for county jails.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 351, Local Government
	Code, is amended by adding Section 351.045 to read as follows:
	Sec. 351.045. EMPLOYMENT OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN
	CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) The commissioners court of a county with a
	population of 3.3 million or more may appoint, contract for, or
	employ licensed physicians, dentists, or other health care
	providers to provide health care services to inmates in the custody
	of the sheriff.
	(b) This section may not be construed as authorizing a
	commissioners court to supervise or control the practice of
	medicine as prohibited by Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code, or
	to supervise or control the practice of dentistry as prohibited by
	Subtitle D, Title 3, Occupations Code.
	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
	Act takes effect September 1, 2011.


	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House


	I certify that H.B. No. 1567 was passed by the House on April
	7, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 5, 1 present, not
	voting.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House


	I certify that H.B. No. 1567 was passed by the Senate on May
	17, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	APPROVED: _____________________
	Date

	_____________________
	Governor