If requested by the commissioners court of a county, the executive commissioner must approve plans for the construction, alteration, or repair of a hospital or facility under this chapter before the construction, alteration, or repair may begin.

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

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0824, eff. April 2, 2015.