The board of managers may contract for the care of a person who is sick or injured and who applies to the hospital for admission. The board may contract for this care with:

1. (1) a hospital in the county; or
2. (2) an incorporated society or municipality in the county that maintains a hospital.

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