CHAPTER 74. OTHER MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND NURSING UNITS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
EDUCATION CODE
TITLE 3. HIGHER EDUCATION
SUBTITLE C. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
CHAPTER 74. OTHER MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND NURSING UNITS OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
SUBCHAPTER A. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT GALVESTON
Sec. 74.001. COMPOSITION. The University of Texas Medical
Branch at Galveston is composed of the following component
institutions under the control and management of the Board of
Regents of The University of Texas System:
(1) The University of Texas Medical School at Galveston,
including:
(A) the Graduate School;
(B) the School of Allied Health Sciences; and
(C) the Marine Biomedical Institute;
(2) The University of Texas Hospitals at Galveston, including:
(A) John Sealy Hospital;
(B) Children's Hospital;
(C) Marvin L. Graves Hospital;
(D) Randall Pavilion;
(E) Moody State School for Cerebral Palsied Children;
(F) R. Waverly Smith Pavilion;
(G) Jennie Sealy Hospital;
(H) John W. McCullough Outpatient Clinic;
(I) Rebecca Sealy Outpatient Facility; and
(J) Rosa and Henry Ziegler Hospital; and
(3) other institutions that may be assigned to it from time to
time.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3178, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 74.002. JENNIE SEALY HOSPITAL; R. WAVERLY SMITH PAVILION.
(a) The Jennie Sealy Hospital and the R. Waverly Smith Pavilion
shall be operated by the medical branch as integral parts of its
hospital operations.
(b) Title to those facilities shall remain in the name of the
Sealy-Smith Foundation; and the property may be leased to, but
shall not be sold to, the medical branch or to The University of
Texas System. The Board of Regents of The University of Texas
System has the sole authority to execute such lease or leases
with the Sealy-Smith Foundation relating to the Jennie Sealy
Hospital and the R. Waverly Smith Pavilion under such terms and
conditions as the board considers to be in the best interests of
the medical branch.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the land on
which Jennie Sealy Hospital is situated (Lots 11, 12, 13, and 14,
Block 667, city of Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, conveyed
to the Sealy-Smith Foundation by the board of regents) shall be
used as the site of the Jennie Sealy Hospital, and in the event
the land is not so utilized the title reverts to the board of
regents.
(d) By agreement between the board of regents of The University
of Texas System and the trustees of the Sealy-Smith Foundation,
the purpose or use of these facilities may be changed to any
other purpose or use consistent with the purposes of the
foundation and with the operation of a medical school.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3178, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971. Amended by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 665, ch. 293,
Sec. 1 to 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1979.
Sec. 74.003. LAND ACQUISITION. The board may acquire by
donation or deed of gift, for the use and benefit of the medical
branch, any and all properties contiguous or adjacent, or both,
to the campus of the medical branch when the lands are deemed
necessary for campus expansion.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3179, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 74.004. CENTENNIAL SCHOLARS MATCHING FUND. (a) The
Centennial Scholars Matching Fund is created at the medical
branch to recognize the historic role the medical branch has
played in contributing to medical research and scholarship and to
encourage the further development of that role by enhancing the
recruitment and retention of eminent medical scholars and
researchers.
(b) The fund shall consist of gifts, grants, and donations from
private sources, appropriations from the legislature, and income
earned on money in the fund.
(c) The legislature may appropriate to the fund an amount not to
exceed the amount of gifts, grants, and donations paid to the
fund from private sources during the preceding biennium. The
legislature shall not appropriate any state funds to the fund
after the year 1992.
(d) The medical branch shall report to the Legislative Budget
Board in December of each even-numbered year all eligible gifts,
grants, and donations paid to the fund from private sources
during the biennium.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 928, Sec. 1, eff. June 14,
1989.
Sec. 74.005. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PATIENTS. (a) The medical
branch may enter into one or more contracts with a county, public
hospital, or hospital district to provide treatment to residents
of the county or service area, including a contract to provide
treatment to residents who are eligible for health care
assistance under Chapter 61, Health and Safety Code.
(b) If a contract is entered into under this section, the
liability of a county, public hospital, or hospital district
under the contract shall take into consideration the actual costs
of the medical branch in providing health care services pursuant
to the contract, but in no event may the liability of a county,
public hospital, or hospital district exceed the medical branch's
costs.
(c) If a contract to provide treatment to an eligible resident
of a county or service area is not entered into under this
section, the medical branch must receive the approval of the
appropriate county, public hospital, or hospital district before
providing nonemergency health care services to the resident. If
that approval is not received, the county, public hospital, or
hospital district is not liable to the medical branch for any
nonemergency care provided to the resident. If approval is
received, the county, public hospital, or hospital district is
liable to the medical branch under Subsection (d) for the
services provided by the medical branch to the resident.
(d) The liability of a county, public hospital, or hospital
district to the medical branch for the treatment of eligible
residents of the county or service area by the medical branch may
not exceed the responsibility of a county as provided for in
Chapter 61, Health and Safety Code, unless agreed to by the
county, public hospital, or hospital district in a contract to
provide treatment to those residents that is entered into under
this section.
(e) In this section, "eligible resident," "hospital district,"
"public hospital," and "service area" have the same meanings
assigned those terms by Chapter 61, Health and Safety Code.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1410, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 74.006. SUFFICIENCY OF FUNDS. The medical branch shall
take any reasonable administrative or management action necessary
to achieve the mission and strategic plan of the medical branch
within the total amount of funds received by the medical branch
from all sources, including institutional and local funds and
hospital and clinic fees.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1410, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 74.007. INCENTIVE RETIREMENT PLANS. (a) The medical
branch may offer incentive retirement plans to employees of the
medical branch who elect to retire under other state law.
(b) An incentive offered to an employee by the medical branch
must be paid from the medical branch's funds or hospital or
clinic fees.
(c) The medical branch may not rehire an employee receiving a
retirement incentive under this section without the specific
approval of the president.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1410, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 74.008. ACQUISITION OF GOODS OR SERVICES. (a) The medical
branch may acquire goods or services by the method that provides
the best value to the medical branch, including:
(1) competitive bidding;
(2) competitive sealed proposals;
(3) catalogue purchase;
(4) a group purchasing program; or
(5) an open market contract.
(b) In determining what is the best value to the medical branch,
the medical branch shall consider:
(1) the purchase price;
(2) the reputation of the vendor and of the vendor's goods or
services;
(3) the quality of the vendor's goods or services;
(4) the extent to which the goods or services meet the medical
branch's needs;
(5) the vendor's past relationship with the medical branch;
(6) the impact on the ability of the medical branch to comply
with laws and rules relating to historically underutilized
businesses;
(7) the total long-term cost to the medical branch of acquiring
the vendor's goods or services; and
(8) any other relevant factor that a private business entity
would consider in selecting a vendor.
(c) The state auditor may audit purchases of goods or services
by the medical branch.
(d) The medical branch may adopt rules and procedures for the
acquisition of goods or services.
(e) To the extent of any conflict, this section prevails over
any other law relating to the purchasing of goods or services
except a law relating to contracting with historically
underutilized businesses or relating to the procurement of goods
and services from persons with disabilities.
(f) This section does not apply to purchases of professional
services subject to Chapter 2254, Government Code.
(g) Except as otherwise provided by this section, Subtitle D,
Title 10, Government Code, does not apply to purchases of goods
and services made under this section.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1410, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
SUBCHAPTER C. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER
AT DALLAS
Sec. 74.101. COMPONENT INSTITUTION. The University of Texas
Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas is a component institution
of The University of Texas System under the management and
control of the board of regents of The University of Texas
System.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3182, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 644, Sec. 9,
eff. June 14, 1989.
Sec. 74.102. COURSES AND DEGREES; RULES AND REGULATIONS. The
board of regents may prescribe courses leading to customary
degrees and may make rules and regulations for the operation,
control, and management of the medical school as may be necessary
for its conduct as a medical school of the first class.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3182, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 74.103. GIFTS AND GRANTS. The board may accept and
administer, on terms and conditions satisfactory to it, grants
and gifts tendered to it in aid of research and teaching at the
medical school. The board may also accept from the federal
government or any foundation, trust fund, corporation, or
individual donations, gifts, and grants, including real estate,
buildings, libraries, laboratories, apparatus, equipment,
records, and leases, for the exclusive use and benefit of the
medical school.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3182, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 118, Sec.
3.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Sec. 74.104. ENTERING CLASSES. The medical school shall admit
at least 100 students in each entering class.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3182, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 74.105. LEASE OF LAND FOR HOSPITAL, ETC. (a) The board
may lease to nonprofit charitable, scientific, or educational
corporations organized under the laws of the State of Texas, or
to any governmental agency or agencies, a tract or tracts of land
situated in Dallas County out of land previously deeded by
Southwestern Medical Foundation to the State of Texas.
(b) A lease under this section shall be on the terms,
conditions, and provisions and for a period of years determined
by the board. No lease shall be for a term of more than 99 years.
(c) A lease under this section shall be made only to a nonprofit
corporation or governmental agency for the purpose of
constructing, maintaining, and operating a hospital, hospitals,
or public health centers and services; or for the purpose of
constructing, maintaining, and operating dormitories and housing
facilities for students attending the medical school or persons
employed by and in institutions located on the property.
(d) In no event shall the State of Texas or The University of
Texas System be liable, directly or indirectly, for any expense
or cost in connection with the construction, operation, and
maintenance of any building or other improvement placed on the
leased premises by any lessee.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3182, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
SUBCHAPTER D. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL AT SAN
ANTONIO
Sec. 74.151. COMPONENT INSTITUTION. The University of Texas
Medical School at San Antonio is a component institution of The
University of Texas System under the management and control of
the board of regents of The University of Texas System.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3183, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 74.152. COURSES AND DEGREES; RULES AND REGULATIONS. The
board of regents may prescribe courses leading to customary
degrees and may make rules and regulations for the operation,
control, and management of the medical school as may be necessary
for its conduct as a medical school of the first class.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3183, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 74.153. GIFTS AND GRANTS. The board may accept and
administer, on terms and conditions satisfactory to it, grants
and gifts tendered to it in aid of research and teaching at the
medical school. The board may also accept from the federal
government, any foundation, trust fund, corporation, or
individual donations, gifts, and grants, including real estate,
buildings, libraries, laboratories, apparatus, equipment,
records, and money, for the exclusive use and benefit of the
medical school.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3183, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 118, Sec.
3.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Sec. 74.154. TEACHING HOSPITAL. A teaching hospital deemed
suitable by the board shall be provided by the city or county
within one mile of the campus of the medical school. It shall be
maintained without cost to the state.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3183, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
SUBCHAPTER E. MEDICAL SCHOOL TO BE ESTABLISHED AND LOCATED BY
BOARD OF REGENTS
Sec. 74.201. ESTABLISHMENT AND LOCATION; NAME; SCOPE. (a) The
board of regents may establish and maintain an additional medical
branch of the university system at any location in the state.
However, the location of the medical school must be determined by
the board to be in the best interests of the people of the State
of Texas and must be approved by the Coordinating Board, Texas
College and University System. The school so established shall be
known by a name designated by the board. The board is prohibited,
however, from establishing this medical school in the same county
that maintains or operates the main campus of any public or
private medical school on September 1, 1969.
(b) The board may provide for the teaching and training of
medical students, medical technicians, and other technicians in
the practice of medicine.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3184, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 74.202. COURSES AND DEGREES; RULES AND REGULATIONS. The
board may prescribe courses leading to customary degrees offered
in other leading American medical schools, may award the degrees,
and may make other rules and regulations for the operation,
control, and management of the school, including the
determination of the number of students that shall be admitted to
any degree-granting program, that are necessary for the conduct
of a professional school of the first class.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3184, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 74.203. AFFILIATION AGREEMENTS; JOINT APPOINTMENTS. The
board may execute and carry out with any entity or institution
affiliation or coordinating agreements that are reasonably
necessary or desirable for the conduct and operation of a
professional school of the first class; and the board may make
joint appointments in other institutions under its governance.
The salary of any person who receives a joint appointment shall
be apportioned to the appointing institutions on the basis of
services rendered.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3184, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 74.204. GIFTS AND GRANTS. The board may accept and
administer, on terms and conditions satisfactory to it, grants or
gifts of property, including real estate and money, that may be
tendered to it in aid of the planning, establishment, conduct,
and operation of the school and in aid of research and teaching
at the school. The board may accept from the federal government
or any foundation, trust fund, corporation, or individual
donations, gifts, and grants, including real estate, buildings,
libraries, laboratories, apparatus, equipment, records, or money,
for the use and benefit of the school.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3184, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 74.205. TEACHING HOSPITAL. A complete teaching hospital
for the school shall be furnished at no cost or expense to the
state, and the state shall never contribute any funds for the
construction, maintenance, or operation of a teaching hospital
for the school.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3184, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
SUBCHAPTER F. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS DENTAL SCHOOL AT SAN
ANTONIO
Sec. 74.251. COMPONENT INSTITUTION. The University of Texas
Dental School at San Antonio is a component institution of The
University of Texas System under the management and control of
the board of regents of The University of Texas System.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3185, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 74.252. TRAINING AND TEACHING. The board may provide for
the training and teaching of dental students, dental technicians,
and other technicians related to the practice of dentistry.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3185, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 74.253. COURSES AND DEGREES; RULES AND REGULATIONS. The
board may prescribe courses leading to customary degrees offered
in other leading American dental schools, may award the degrees,
and may make other rules and regulations for the operation,
control, and management of the school, including the
determination of the number of students that shall be admitted to
any degree-granting program, as may be necessary for the conduct
of a professional school of the first class.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3185, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 74.254. AFFILIATION AGREEMENTS; JOINT APPOINTMENTS. The
board may execute and carry out with any entity or institution
affiliation or coordinating agreements that are reasonably
necessary or desirable for the conduct and operation of a
professional school of the first class; and the board may make
joint appointments in other institutions under its governance.
The salary of a person who receives a joint appointment shall be
apportioned to the appointing institutions on the basis of
services rendered.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3185, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 74.255. GIFTS AND GRANTS. The board may accept gifts and
grants from any source for the benefit of the dental school.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3185, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
SUBCHAPTER G. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS (CLINICAL) NURSING SCHOOL
AT SAN ANTONIO
Sec. 74.301. ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSE. The board of regents may
establish and maintain in Bexar County The University of Texas
(Clinical) Nursing School at San Antonio, a clinical nursing
school for the education of nursing students.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3185, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 74.302. HOSPITAL FACILITIES AND SERVICES. All hospital
facilities and services required for the operation and
maintenance of the nursing school shall be furnished and provided
at no cost or expense to the state at the time of completion of
the nursing school and subsequently.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3186, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 74.303. COURSES AND DEGREES; RULES AND REGULATIONS. The
board may prescribe courses leading to customary degrees offered
in other leading American nursing schools, may award those
degrees, and may make rules and regulations for the operation,
control, and management of the school as may be necessary for the
conduct of a professional school of the first class.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3186, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 74.304. AFFILIATION AGREEMENTS; JOINT APPOINTMENTS. The
board may execute and carry out with any entity or institution
affiliation or coordinating agreements that are reasonably
necessary or desirable for the conduct and operation of a
professional school of the first class, not in conflict with
Section 74.302 of this code; and the board may make joint
appointments in other institutions under its governance. The
salary of any person who receives a joint appointment shall be
apportioned to the appointing institutions on the basis of
services rendered.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3186, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 74.305. GIFTS AND GRANTS. The board may accept and
administer, on terms and conditions satisfactory to it, grants
and gifts of property, including real estate and money, that may
be tendered to it in aid of the planning, establishment, conduct,
and operation of the school and in aid of research and teaching
at the school. The board may accept from the federal government
or any foundation, trust fund, corporation, or individual
donations, gifts, and grants, including real estate, buildings,
libraries, laboratories, apparatus, equipment, records and money,
for the use and benefit of the school.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3186, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 74.306. LIBERAL ARTS COURSES PENDING ESTABLISHMENT. While
the nursing school is being established, students may take the
prerequisite liberal arts courses prescribed by the nursing
school.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3186, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
SUBCHAPTER H. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS (UNDERGRADUATE) NURSING
SCHOOL AT EL PASO
Sec. 74.351. ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSE. The board of regents may
establish and maintain in El Paso County The University of Texas
(Undergraduate) Nursing School at El Paso, a four-year school for
the education of nursing students.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3186, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 74.352. HOSPITAL FACILITIES AND SERVICES. All hospital
facilities and services required for the operation and
maintenance of the nursing school shall be furnished and provided
at no cost or expense to the state at the time of completion of
the nursing school and subsequently.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3187, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 74.353. COURSES AND DEGREES; RULES AND REGULATIONS. The
board may prescribe courses leading to customary degrees offered
in other leading American nursing schools, may award those
degrees, and may make rules and regulations for the operation,
control, and management of the school as may be necessary for the
conduct of a professional school of the first class.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3187, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 74.354. AFFILIATION AGREEMENTS; JOINT APPOINTMENTS. The
board may execute and carry out with any entity or institution
affiliation or coordinating agreements that are reasonably
necessary or desirable for the conduct and operation of a
professional school of the first class, not in conflict with
Section 74.352 of this code; and the board may make joint
appointments in other institutions under its governance. The
salary of any person who receives a joint appointment shall be
apportioned to the appointing institution on the basis of
services rendered.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3187, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 74.355. GIFTS AND GRANTS. The board may accept and
administer, on terms and conditions satisfactory to it, grants
and gifts of property, including real estate and money, that may
be tendered to it in aid of the planning, establishment, conduct
and operation of the school and in aid of research and teaching
at the school. The board may accept from the federal government
or any foundation, trust fund, corporation, or individual
donations, gifts, and grants, including real estate, buildings,
libraries, laboratories, apparatus, equipment, records and money,
for the use and benefit of the school.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3187, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff.
Sept. 1, 1971.
SUBCHAPTER I. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS NURSING SCHOOL
(SYSTEM-WIDE)
Sec. 74.401. COMPOSITION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE. The board of
regents of The University of Texas System is authorized to
establish, maintain, and operate The University of Texas Nursing
School (System-wide) which is composed of the following branches:
The University of Texas (Undergraduate) Nursing School at Austin;
The University of Texas (Graduate) Nursing School at Austin; The
University of Texas (Undergraduate) Nursing School at El Paso;
The University of Texas (Clinical) Nursing School at Galveston;
The University of Texas (Clinical) Nursing School at San Antonio;
and The University of Texas (Undergraduate) Nursing School at
Tarrant County. The board is authorized to provide for the
education of nursing students at each nursing school; however,
all hospital facilities and services required for the operation
and maintenance of each nursing school shall be furnished and
provided at no cost and expense to the State of Texas except at
the Galveston Division of The University of Texas (Clinical)
Nursing School at Galveston.
Added by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3346, ch. 1024, art. 2, Sec.
19, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 74.402. COURSES, DEGREES, ETC. The board is authorized to
prescribe courses leading to such customary degrees as are
offered in other leading American nursing schools, to award those
degrees, and to make rules and regulations for the operation,
control, and management of each nursing school, as may be
necessary for the conduct of professional schools of the first
class.
Added by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3346, ch. 1024, art. 2, Sec.
19, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 74.403. AFFILIATION AGREEMENTS; JOINT APPOINTMENTS. The
board is authorized to execute and carry out with any entity or
institution affiliation or coordinating agreements that are
reasonably necessary or desirable for the conduct and operation
of professional schools of the first class, not in conflict with
Section 74.401 of this code, and the board is specifically
authorized to make joint appointments in other institutions under
its governance, the salary of any such person who receives a
joint appointment to be apportioned to the appointing
institutions on the basis of services rendered.
Added by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3346, ch. 1024, art. 2, Sec.
19, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
Sec. 74.404. GIFTS AND GRANTS. The board may accept gifts and
grants from any source in aid of the conduct and operation of The
University of Texas Nursing School (System-wide) or the branch
nursing schools.
Added by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3346, ch. 1024, art. 2, Sec.
19, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
SUBCHAPTER J. PODIATRY SCHOOL TO BE ESTABLISHED AND LOCATED
Sec. 74.501. ESTABLISHMENT AND LOCATION; NAME; SCOPE. (a)
Subject to the approval of the Coordinating Board, Texas College
and University System, the board of regents of the University of
Texas System may establish and maintain a podiatry branch of its
system at any location in the state. The location of the podiatry
school must be determined by the board of regents to be in the
best interests of the people of the State of Texas and must be
approved by the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University
System. If possible, the podiatry school shall be located in or
affiliated with an existing or proposed academic health sciences
center which provides education and training of medical students,
dental students, or both, or shall be located in or affiliated
with a medical or dental unit, as such term is defined in
paragraph (5), Section 61.003, of this Code. If it is not
possible to so locate or affiliate the podiatry school, it may be
located in or affiliated with any other public senior college or
university within the system under the jurisdiction of the board
of regents. The school so established shall be known by a name
designated by the board of regents.
(b) The board of regents may provide for the teaching and
training of podiatry students, podiatry technicians, and other
technicians in the practice of podiatry.
Added by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1681, ch. 608, Sec. 1, eff.
June 15, 1973.
Sec. 74.502. COURSES AND DEGREES; RULES AND REGULATIONS. The
board may prescribe courses leading to customary degrees offered
in other leading American podiatry schools, may award the
degrees, and may make other rules and regulations for the
operation, control, and management of the school, including the
determination of the numbers of students that shall be admitted
to any degree-granting programs, that are necessary for the
conduct of a professional school of the first class.
Added by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1681, ch. 608, Sec. 1, eff.
June 15, 1973.
Sec. 74.503. AFFILIATION AGREEMENTS; JOINT APPOINTMENTS. The
board may execute and carry out with any entity or institution
affiliation or coordinating agreements that are reasonably
necessary or desirable for the conduct and operation of a
professional school of the first class; and the board may make
joint appointments in other institutions under its governance.
The salary of any person who receives a joint appointment shall
be apportioned to the appointing institutions on the basis of
services rendered.
Added by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1681, ch. 608, Sec. 1, eff.
June 15, 1973.
Sec. 74.504. GIFTS AND GRANTS. The board may accept and
administer on terms and conditions satisfactory to it, grants or
gifts of property, including real estate and money, that may be
tendered to it in aid of research and teaching at the school. The
board may accept from the federal government or any foundation,
trust fund, corporation, individual, or other legal entity,
donations, gifts, and grants, including real estate, buildings,
libraries, laboratories, apparatus, equipment, records, or money,
for the use and benefit of the school.
Added by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1681, ch. 608, Sec. 1, eff.
June 15, 1973.
Sec. 74.505. TEACHING HOSPITAL. A teaching hospital shall be
furnished for or available for use by the school at no cost or
expense to the state, and the state shall never contribute any
funds for the construction, maintenance, or operation of a
teaching hospital for the school.
Added by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1681, ch. 608, Sec. 1, eff.
June 15, 1973.
Sec. 74.506. FUNDING. No state funds shall be expended for
physical improvements for the purpose of this Act before fiscal
year 1977.
Added by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1681, ch. 608, Sec. 1, eff.
June 15, 1973.
SUBCHAPTER K. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT
TYLER
Sec. 74.601. USE AND CONTROL. (a) The Board of Regents of The
University of Texas System shall govern, operate, manage, and
control The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler
and the land, buildings, facilities, equipment, supplies,
improvements, and other property comprising the center in the
manner authorized by law for the governance, management, and
control of other component institutions of The University of
Texas System.
(b) The board of regents may use the center as a teaching
hospital.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1,
1989.
Sec. 74.602. PURPOSES OF HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER; DEGREE PROGRAMS.
(a) It is the policy of this state to provide a program of
treatment of the citizens of this state who are affected with
respiratory diseases. In pursuance of that policy, The
University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, among other
functions, shall serve as the primary facility in this state to:
(1) conduct research relating to respiratory diseases;
(2) develop diagnostic and treatment techniques and procedures
for respiratory diseases;
(3) provide training and teaching programs; and
(4) provide diagnosis and treatment of inpatients and
outpatients with respiratory diseases.
(b) The center may provide education and training in allied
health and related health science fields, and for that purpose
may prescribe courses and conduct professional or other degree
programs in those fields. The center may prescribe a course or
conduct a degree program under this subsection jointly or in
collaboration with any other appropriate educational entity or
institution.
(c) The degree programs to be offered under Subsection (b) are
subject to approval by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1,
1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.
266, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2005.
Sec. 74.603. SERVICE AS STATE CHEST HOSPITAL. (a) The
University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler serves as a
state chest hospital under Subchapter B, Chapter 13, Health and
Safety Code, among other functions, for tuberculosis patients
sent by the Texas Department of Health.
(b) Sections 13.034 and 13.044, Health and Safety Code, do not
apply to the center.
(c) It is the intent of the legislature that:
(1) The University of Texas System shall provide and pay for the
care and treatment of tuberculosis patients in The University of
Texas Health Science Center at Tyler from funds appropriated to
the center for that purpose;
(2) The University of Texas System shall honor and perform all
contracts in existence on September 1, 1977, entered into by,
for, or on behalf of the center, including contracts related to
the training and education of osteopathic resident physicians at
the center; and
(3) if additional contracts are required to provide for the care
and treatment of outpatients, The University of Texas System
shall, as appropriate:
(A) pay for the care and treatment from funds appropriated for
that purpose; or
(B) transfer to the Texas Department of Health, out of funds
appropriated to the center for that purpose, money to pay for the
care and treatment.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1,
1989.
Sec. 74.604. EAST TEXAS CENTER FOR RURAL GERIATRIC STUDIES. (a)
In this section:
(1) "Board" means the board of regents of The University of
Texas System.
(2) "Center" means the East Texas Center for Rural Geriatric
Studies.
(b) The board may establish the East Texas Center for Rural
Geriatric Studies at The University of Texas Health Science
Center at Tyler for purposes of:
(1) researching issues in geriatrics, gerontology, and long-term
care for the elderly, with an emphasis on the elderly living in
rural and nonmetropolitan areas; and
(2) providing related resources in East Texas and other rural
areas in this state for training and research for:
(A) professionals in medicine, including psychiatry, and in
nursing, pharmacy, and allied health fields who provide health
care to the elderly;
(B) caregivers and advocates for the elderly; and
(C) individuals employed by agencies that provide services to
the elderly.
(c) The organization, control, and oversight of the center are
vested in the board.
(d) If the board establishes the center, the board shall:
(1) provide for the employment of staff and an operating budget
for the center; and
(2) select a site for the center at The University of Texas
Health Science Center at Tyler.
(e) The center may solicit, accept, and administer gifts and
grants from any public or private source for the use and benefit
of the center.
(f) Establishment of the center is subject to the availability
of federal funding, gifts, grants, or other funding for that
purpose.
(g) An employee of the center is an employee of The University
of Texas System.
(h) The center may enter into an agreement with a public or
private entity to operate or participate in the operation of the
center.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1243, Sec. 1, eff. June 20,
2003.
SUBCHAPTER L. LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTER
Sec. 74.611. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH OR PARTICIPATE IN CENTER.
(a) The board of regents of The University of Texas System may
establish a regional academic health center serving Cameron,
Hidalgo, Starr, and Willacy counties, and may include any medical
institutions for participation in the program in the
aforementioned counties, if general revenue funds are
specifically appropriated by the legislature for that purpose.
The center may consist of facilities located throughout the
region. The board may execute and carry out affiliation or
coordination agreements with any other entity or institution in
the region to establish or to participate in the establishment or
operation of the center, which includes all traditional and all
other providers of health services to the counties listed in this
subsection.
(b) The board of regents may assign responsibility for the
management of the regional academic health center to any
component institution or institutions of The University of Texas
System. The operating costs of the regional academic health
center shall be paid from operating funds of the component
institution and from available funds of any other public or
private entity.
(c) The regional academic health center may be used to provide
undergraduate clinical education, graduate education, including
residency training programs, or other levels of medical education
work in the counties identified in Subsection (a) in connection
with any component institution or institutions of The University
of Texas System as the board of regents determines appropriate.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 672, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1997.
Sec. 74.612. GIFTS AND GRANTS. The board of regents may accept
and administer gifts and grants from any public or private person
or entity for the use and benefit of the regional academic health
center.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 672, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1997.
Sec. 74.613. FACILITIES. The physical facilities of the
regional academic health center used in its teaching and research
programs, including libraries, auditoriums, research facilities,
and medical education buildings, may be provided by a public or
private entity. A physical facility may be constructed,
maintained, or operated with state money appropriated for that
purpose.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 672, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1997.
Sec. 74.614. TEACHING HOSPITAL. A teaching hospital considered
suitable by the board of regents may be provided by a public or
private entity. The hospital may not be constructed, maintained,
or operated with state funds.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 672, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1997.
Sec. 74.615. COORDINATING BOARD SUPERVISION. The regional
academic health center is subject to the continuing supervision
of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under Chapter 61
and to the rules of the coordinating board adopted under Chapter
61.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 672, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1997.
SUBCHAPTER M. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN
ANTONIO CAMPUS EXTENSION
Sec. 74.701. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH CAMPUS EXTENSION. The board
of regents of The University of Texas System shall establish and
operate a campus extension of The University of Texas Health
Science Center at San Antonio in the city of Laredo if:
(1) a public or private entity offers the board of regents
sufficient land in that city to construct a campus extension; and
(2) public or private entities agree to provide funds necessary
to construct an administrative building for the campus extension.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1270, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 74.702. MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF CAMPUS EXTENSION. (a)
The board of regents may exercise any power granted to the board
under Subchapter D in establishing and operating the campus
extension.
(b) The board of regents shall assign responsibility for
management of the campus extension to The University of Texas
Health Science Center at San Antonio.
(c) The operating costs of the campus extension shall be paid
from the operating funds of The University of Texas Health
Science Center at San Antonio for that purpose and from available
funds from any public or private entity.
(d) The primary purpose of the campus extension is to support
educational activities. The campus extension may be used to
provide undergraduate and graduate medical and dental education,
including residency training programs, and other levels of health
education work in collaboration with Texas A&M International
University or any component institution of The Texas A&M
University System or The University of Texas System.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1270, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 74.703. GIFTS AND GRANTS. The board of regents may accept
and administer gifts and grants from any public or private person
or entity for the use and benefit of the campus extension,
including accepting and administering gifts and grants of land
and physical facilities.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1270, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 74.704. FACILITIES. (a) The physical facilities of the
campus extension used in teaching and research programs,
including libraries, auditoriums, research facilities, and health
education buildings, may be provided by a public or private
entity. The board of regents is authorized to lease the
facilities that are to be used as the physical facilities of the
campus extension.
(b) A teaching hospital considered suitable by the board of
regents may be provided by a public or private entity. The
hospital may not be constructed, maintained, or operated with
state funds.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1270, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 74.705. COORDINATING BOARD SUPERVISION. The campus
extension is subject to the continuing supervision of the Texas
Higher Education Coordinating Board under Chapter 61 and to the
rules of the coordinating board adopted under Chapter 61.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1270, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
SUBCHAPTER N. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH
SCIENCE CENTER--SOUTH TEXAS
Sec. 74.751. HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER. (a) The board of regents
of The University of Texas System may operate The University of
Texas Health Science Center--South Texas as a component
institution of The University of Texas System with its main
campus and administrative offices in Cameron County. The health
science center may consist of a medical school, as provided by
Section 74.752, other health and health-related degree programs,
and related programs and facilities as the board considers
appropriate.
(b) The board of regents may include facilities located in Bee,
Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg,
Nueces, Starr, Willacy, and Zapata Counties in the health science
center and may operate programs and activities and provide
related services of the center in those counties.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
1341, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
Sec. 74.752. MEDICAL SCHOOL. If The University of Texas Health
Science Center--South Texas is established under Section 74.751,
The University of Texas Medical School--South Texas may be
established as a component of the health science center and as a
component institution of The University of Texas System under the
management and control of the board of regents of The University
of Texas System.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
1341, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
Sec. 74.753. PARTICIPATION IN AVAILABLE UNIVERSITY FUND. In
accordance with Section 18(c), Article VII, Texas Constitution,
if the Act enacting this section receives a vote of two-thirds of
all the members elected to each house of the legislature, and if
an institution is established under this subchapter, the
institution is entitled to participate in the funding provided by
Section 18, Article VII, Texas Constitution, for The University
of Texas System.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
1341, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
Sec. 74.754. COURSES AND DEGREES; RULES. The board of regents
may prescribe courses leading to customary degrees and may adopt
rules for the operation, control, and management of the health
science center as may be necessary for the conduct of a medical
school and other health science center programs of the first
class.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
1341, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
Sec. 74.755. AFFILIATION AGREEMENTS; JOINT APPOINTMENTS. (a)
The board of regents may execute and carry out affiliation or
coordination agreements with any other entity or institution in
the region.
(b) The board of regents may make joint appointments in the
health science center, its component institutions, and other
institutions under the board's governance. The salary of a
person who receives a joint appointment shall be apportioned to
the appointing institutions on the basis of services rendered.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
1341, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
Sec. 74.756. GIFTS AND GRANTS; OTHER FUNDING. (a) The board of
regents may accept and administer gifts and grants from any
public or private person or entity for the use and benefit of the
health science center and its component institutions.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter,
establishment of the health science center is subject to the
availability of funding, either through appropriation or from
another source.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
1341, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
Sec. 74.757. OTHER FACILITIES. In addition to the facilities of
the health science center and its component institutions, the
board of regents may enter into agreements under which additional
facilities used in the center's teaching and research programs,
including libraries, auditoriums, research facilities, and
medical education buildings, may be provided by a public or
private entity.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
1341, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
Sec. 74.758. TEACHING HOSPITAL. A teaching hospital considered
suitable by the board of regents for the health science center
may be provided by a public or private entity. The hospital may
not be constructed, maintained, or operated with state funds.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
1341, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
Sec. 74.759. COORDINATING BOARD SUPERVISION. The health science
center is subject to the continuing supervision of the Texas
Higher Education Coordinating Board under Chapter 61 and to the
rules of the coordinating board adopted under Chapter 61.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
1341, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
Sec. 74.760. EFFECT OF HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER ON LOWER RIO GRANDE
VALLEY ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTER. (a) The board of regents may
convert the regional academic health center established under
Subchapter L into The University of Texas Health Science
Center--South Texas and may establish The University of Texas
Medical School--South Texas at the health science center as soon
as the board considers appropriate considering available
resources and the best interests of The University of Texas
System and the people of this state and the South Texas region.
In establishing the health science center and medical school, the
board of regents shall ensure that the programs, students, and
faculty and staff of the regional academic health center are not
affected other than as the board considers necessary to implement
this subchapter.
(b) It is the intent of the legislature that The University of
Texas Health Science Center--South Texas and its component
institutions be established by conversion of the regional
academic health center established under Subchapter L and that
those entities be considered to be the same institution. A
reference in law to the regional academic health center applies
to The University of Texas Health Science Center--South Texas to
the extent it can be made applicable. All contracts and
agreements, including bonds and other financial obligations,
entered into by The University of Texas System or any of its
officers or employees relating to the regional academic health
center apply to The University of Texas Health Science
Center--South Texas when the health science center is
established.
(c) The permanent endowment fund established under Section
63.101 for the benefit of the regional academic health center
established under Subchapter L is transferred to the benefit of
The University of Texas Health Science Center--South Texas and
its component institutions when the health science center is
established. It is the intent of the legislature that the
transfer of the permanent endowment fund be made so as not to
interrupt the research or other programs supported by
distributions from the fund.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.
1341, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.