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<br />Art. 4436b HEALTH-PUBLIC
<br />Title 7l
<br />duties of a health authority within the region as authorized by the board or the
<br />commissioner in a jurisdiction which is not served by a health authority or in a
<br />jurisdiction served by a health authority who has failed to perform duties
<br />prescribed by the board pursuant to Section 3.01 of this Act.
<br />Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 798, ch. 190, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983. Sec. 1.03(14) added
<br />by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., p. 4312, ch. 539, § 1, eff. Aug. '26, 1985; Secs. 2.01 to 2.04
<br />amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., p. 4312, ch. 539, § 'L, eff. Aug. 26, 1985; Sec. 3.02(a), (b)
<br />amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., p. 4313, ch. 539, § 3, eff. Aug. 26, 1985; Sec. 4.04
<br />amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., p. 4314, ch. 539, § 4, eff. Aug. 26, 1985; Sec. 4.07(c)
<br />amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., p. 4314, ch. 539, § 5, eff. Aug. 26, 1985; Sec. 4.08
<br />amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., p. 4315, ch. 539, § 6, eff. Aug. 26, 1985; Sec. 4.09 added
<br />by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., p. 4316, ch. 539, § 7, eff. Aug. 26, 1985; Sec. 5.03 amended by
<br />Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 5:39, § 8, eff. Aug. 26, 1985.
<br />Sections 3(b) and 4 of the 1983 Act pro-
<br />vide:
<br />"Sec. 3(b). Any cooperative health unit,
<br />organization, agency, or other coordinated
<br />public health organization, by whatever
<br />name called, which has heretofore been cre-
<br />ated under any prior law of this state is
<br />specifically validated and it shall, within one
<br />year of the effective date of this Act, orga-
<br />nize itself as shall be necessary to bring it
<br />within the provisions of this Act. Such
<br />entities may charge fees for services in
<br />accordance with Section 4.08 of this Act
<br />during such transition period.
<br />"Sec. 4. Any referenQe in the law to a
<br />county health officer or a city health officer
<br />means the health authority appointed pur-
<br />suant to this Act."
<br />Title of Act:
<br />An Act relating to the powers and duties
<br />of cities and counties and the Texas Board
<br />of Health in public health matters; provid-
<br />ing for the establishment of public health
<br />districts, local health departments, and pub-
<br />lic health regions and the appointment of
<br />health authorities; amending Title 71, Re-
<br />vised Statutes, by adding Article 4436b; re-
<br />pealing Articles 4422, 4423, 4424, 4425,
<br />4426, 4427, 4428, 4429, 4430, 4431, 4432,
<br />4433, 4434, and 4435, Revised Statutes and
<br />Chapter 1, page 844, Special Laws, Acts of
<br />the 46th Legislature, Regular Session, 1939,
<br />as amended, and Chapter 63, Acts of the
<br />51st Legislature, Regular Session, 1949, as
<br />amended (Articles 4436a-1 and 4447a, Ver-
<br />non's Texas Civil Statutes, respectively); re-
<br />pealing Articles 1003, as amended, and
<br />114fiA, Revised Statutes, to the extent of
<br />any conflict with the provisions of this Act;
<br />providing an effective date and validating
<br />certain entities during a transition period;
<br />and declaring an emergency. Acts 1983,
<br />68th Leg., p. 797, ch. 190.
<br />Cross References
<br />Motor vehicles operated by Emergency
<br />Medical Services volunteers, see art. 6701d,
<br />§§ 2(d), 172.
<br />Library References '
<br />Health and Environment «2 to 4.
<br />('.J.S. Health and Environment §§ 5 to
<br />11, 56.
<br />Notes of Decisions
<br />i. Construction and application
<br />Jurisdictions of city and county health
<br />officers are ordinarily limited to municipal
<br />boundaries on the one hand and unincorpo-
<br />rated areas on the other, but when they are
<br />acting as officers of the state, Texas Board
<br />of Health has power to determine their re-
<br />spective jurisdictions. Op.Atty.Gen.1979,
<br />No. MW-43.
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