- (a) The commissioners court of a county that does not have a municipality with a population of more than 10,000 may contract with a hospital in the county, an incorporated society or municipality in the county that maintains a hospital, or an adjacent county for the care of residents of the county who are sick or injured.
- (b) The term of the contract may not exceed one year.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.