Texas Health and Safety Code 121.045 – District Director
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(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.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 121.045
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(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.