Tex. Health and Safety Code § 263.053
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 263.053, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 263.053. RECORDS.
Official statutory text
(a) The board of managers shall keep a proper record of its proceedings in a book provided for that purpose. The record must be open for inspection at all times to the board, the commissioners court, and any resident of the county.
(b) The board of managers shall certify all bills and accounts, including salaries and wages, and transmit them to the commissioners court, which shall provide for their payment in the same manner that other charges against the county are paid.
(c) The board of managers shall report to the commissioners court annually, and at other times as directed by the court, on the details of the operation during the year of the hospital dispensaries and school for children suffering from tuberculosis. The report must contain:
(1) the number of patients admitted and the methods and result of their treatment, together with suitable recommendations and other material required by the court; and
(2) full and detailed estimates of the appropriations required during the following year for all purposes, including maintenance, building construction, repairs, renewals, extensions, and improvements.
(d) The board of managers shall incorporate into its report to the commissioners court the accounts and records prepared by the superintendent of the hospital under Section 263.077.
(b) The board of managers shall certify all bills and accounts, including salaries and wages, and transmit them to the commissioners court, which shall provide for their payment in the same manner that other charges against the county are paid.
(c) The board of managers shall report to the commissioners court annually, and at other times as directed by the court, on the details of the operation during the year of the hospital dispensaries and school for children suffering from tuberculosis. The report must contain:
(1) the number of patients admitted and the methods and result of their treatment, together with suitable recommendations and other material required by the court; and
(2) full and detailed estimates of the appropriations required during the following year for all purposes, including maintenance, building construction, repairs, renewals, extensions, and improvements.
(d) The board of managers shall incorporate into its report to the commissioners court the accounts and records prepared by the superintendent of the hospital under Section 263.077.
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