This chapter applies only to a county that:

1. (1) is not served by a hospital district or a public hospital;
2. (2) has a population of more than 140,000 and less than 155,000; and
3. (3) is not adjacent to a county with a population of 1.2 million or more.

Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 304 (H.B. 1142), Sec. 1, eff. May 31, 2019.

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4559), Sec. 88, eff. September 1, 2023.