SewTexas wrote:but.....
most hospitals aren't run by the "public" they are "Central Methodist" or "Waco Seton" or "Northwest Baptist" (examples only, not real names, I don't think)
As for retirement and nursing homes, those are also privately owned, not public. So I'm not really sure that this is going to affect much. I really don't like the idea of spending time and effort on a bill that will impact a very few businesses.
It does not have to be run by the public. Since this bill bases it on the current 30.06, if the hospital is owned or leased by a governmental agency, it is public and forbidden to post. Just to be safe, I looked up my local hospital, Seton Edgar B. Davis. The hospital is run and managed by Seton Health Care, but the land and building are owned by the City of Luling. They would not be able to post, which I would really appreciate. I guess the 30.06 is debatable now (but the signs do make charges under 46.035 viable), but this would make it much clearer.