Texas Special District Local Laws Code 1088.061 – Recruitment of Medical Staff and Employees
Terms Used In Texas Special District Local Laws Code 1088.061
- 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
The board may spend district money, enter into agreements, and take other necessary action to recruit physicians and other persons to serve as medical staff members or district employees, including:
(1) advertising and marketing;
(2) paying travel, recruitment, and relocation expenses;
(3) providing a loan or scholarship to a physician or a person who:
(A) is currently enrolled in health care education courses at an institution of higher education; and
(B) contractually agrees to become a district employee or medical staff member; or
(4) paying the tuition or other expenses of a full-time medical student or other student in a health occupation who:
(A) is enrolled in and is in good standing at an accredited medical school, college, or university; and
(B) contractually agrees to become a district employee or independent contractor in return for that assistance.