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

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2011.