A county may maintain more than one county hospital if considered advisable by the commissioners court of the county and approved by the executive commissioner.

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

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0822, eff. April 2, 2015.