1. (a) The district shall provide for the establishment of a hospital system by:

   1. (1) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings and equipment;
   2. (2) equipping the buildings; and
   3. (3) administering the buildings and equipment for hospital purposes.

2. (b) The hospital system may include:

   1. (1) domiciliary care and treatment of the sick, injured, or geriatric;
   2. (2) outpatient clinics;
   3. (3) dispensaries;
   4. (4) convalescent home facilities;
   5. (5) necessary nurses;
   6. (6) domiciliaries and training centers;
   7. (7) blood banks;
   8. (8) community mental health centers;
   9. (9) research centers or laboratories; and
   10. (10) any other facilities the board considers necessary for hospital care.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.