Sec. 1021.116. FACILITIES OR SERVICES FOR PERSONS WHO ARE ELDERLY OR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. (a) The district may: (1) purchase, construct, acquire by lease or contract, repair, renovate, equip, or administer the following types of facilities or services for the care of persons who are elderly or persons with disabilities: (A) a nursing home or similar long-term care facility; (B) elderly housing; (C) assisted living; (D) home health; (E) personal care; (F) special care; or (G) continuing care; and (2) purchase, acquire by lease or contract, repair, or equip durable medical equipment to provide services to persons who are elderly or to persons with disabilities. (b) For a facility or service described by Subsection (a), the board may: (1) lease or enter into an operating or management agreement relating to all or part of a facility or service that is owned by the district; (2) close, transfer, sell, or otherwise convey all or part of a facility; and (3) discontinue all or part of a service. (c) The board may issue general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, and other notes to acquire, construct, or improve a facility for the care of persons who are elderly or of persons with disabilities or to implement the delivery of a service for the care of persons who are elderly or of persons with disabilities. (d) For the purposes of this section, a facility or service described by Subsection (a) is a hospital project under Chapter 223 , Health and Safety Code, notwithstanding Section 223.002 of that chapter.
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