Tex. Health and Safety Code § 263.101
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 263.101, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 263.101. INSPECTIONS.
Official statutory text
(a) A resident officer of a county hospital shall admit a member of the board of managers into every part of the hospital and its premises.
(b) On the demand of a member of the board of managers, a resident officer of the hospital shall:
(1) give the board access to all books, papers, accounts, and other records pertaining to the hospital; and
(2) furnish the board with copies, abstracts, and reports.
(c) A hospital established or maintained under this chapter is subject to inspection by an authorized representative of:
(1) the Department of State Health Services;
(2) the commissioners court; or
(3) a state board of charities, if such a board is created.
(d) A resident officer of a county hospital shall admit a representative listed in Subsection (c) into every part of the hospital and its buildings.
(e) On the demand of a representative listed in Subsection (c), a resident officer of the hospital shall give the representative access to all books, papers, accounts, reports, and other records pertaining to the hospital.
(b) On the demand of a member of the board of managers, a resident officer of the hospital shall:
(1) give the board access to all books, papers, accounts, and other records pertaining to the hospital; and
(2) furnish the board with copies, abstracts, and reports.
(c) A hospital established or maintained under this chapter is subject to inspection by an authorized representative of:
(1) the Department of State Health Services;
(2) the commissioners court; or
(3) a state board of charities, if such a board is created.
(d) A resident officer of a county hospital shall admit a representative listed in Subsection (c) into every part of the hospital and its buildings.
(e) On the demand of a representative listed in Subsection (c), a resident officer of the hospital shall give the representative access to all books, papers, accounts, reports, and other records pertaining to the hospital.
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