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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to liability of hospital personnel for certain uses of |
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force while on duty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 241, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 241.013 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 241.013. HOSPITAL PERSONNEL LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN USES |
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OF FORCE. (a) In this section, "hospital personnel" includes |
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nurses, physicians, physician assistants, maintenance or |
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janitorial staff, receptionists, and other individuals who are |
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employed by or work in a facility that is licensed as a general |
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hospital or special hospital, as those terms are defined by Section |
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241.003, including a hospital maintained or operated by the state. |
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(b) An individual acting as hospital personnel is not liable |
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to a hospital patient for an injury resulting from the individual's |
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use of force while on duty if, under the circumstances as the |
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individual reasonably believes them to be, the individual would be |
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justified under Subchapter C, Chapter 9, Penal Code, in that use of |
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force. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a cause of action that accrues on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |