Sec. 263.071.  APPOINTMENT OF SUPERINTENDENT.  (a)  The board of managers shall appoint a superintendent of the hospital who holds office at the pleasure of the board.
(b)  The superintendent may not be a member of the board of managers and must be a qualified practitioner of medicine or be specially trained for the work of a superintendent.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.