{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-298a.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 298A.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Board\" means the board of hospital managers of the district.\n(2) \"District\" means the Dallas County Hospital District.\n(3) \"Institutional health care provider\" means a nonpublic hospital located in the district that provides inpatient hospital services.\n(4) \"Paying provider\" means an institutional health care provider required to make a mandatory payment under this chapter.\n(5) \"Program\" means the health care provider participation program authorized by this chapter.\nAdded by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 17 (H.B. 4300), Sec. 1, eff. May 18, 2017.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 4. HEALTH FACILITIES","SUBTITLE D. HOSPITAL DISTRICTS For expiration of this chapter, see Section 298A.004.","CHAPTER 298A. DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT HEALTH CARE PROVIDER PARTICIPATION PROGRAM","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.298A.htm#298A.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"5c3321d86a1b4e054ffa32c8341a67da1991ff294ca910f77ab5e65f16405109","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-297.154","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-298a.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}