{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-351.045","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 351.045","heading":"EMPLOYMENT OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.","body":"(a) The commissioners court of a county may appoint, contract for, or employ licensed physicians, dentists, or other health care providers to provide health care services to inmates in the custody of the sheriff.\n(b) This section may not be construed as authorizing a commissioners court to supervise or control the practice of medicine as prohibited by Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code, or to supervise or control the practice of dentistry as prohibited by Subtitle D, Title 3, Occupations Code.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 759 (H.B. 1566), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 760 (H.B. 1567), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 975 (H.B. 1568), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.\nReenacted by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 12.006, eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 11. PUBLIC SAFETY","SUBTITLE B. COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY","CHAPTER 351. COUNTY JAILS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT","SUBCHAPTER C. OPERATION OF COUNTY JAILS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.351.htm#351.045","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"a2331c7aa6e25bec46de160e1f8b45991f25955f27d2895501122098d577eaaf","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-351.044","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-351.046"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}