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Tex. Local Government Code § 351.045

EMPLOYMENT OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS

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Tex. Local Government Code § 351.045, EMPLOYMENT OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/692789
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(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. (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.