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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 121.045

DISTRICT DIRECTOR

Known as the Local Public Health Reorganization Act

The act spans §§ 121–121 (36 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Leal v. Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District (2016)

Most recently applied in Leal v. Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District (May 2016)

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff

(a) The members of a public health district shall appoint the director of the district.

(b) The director is the chief administrative officer of the public health district, and if the director is a physician, the director is the health authority in the district's jurisdiction.

(c) A member may designate a person to perform its appointment duties under this section.

(d) A director of a public health district who is not a physician shall appoint a physician as the health authority for the district, subject to the approval of the members and the department.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.