Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 1592	House Author:  Smithee
Effective:  9-1-19	Senate Sponsor:  West

            House Bill 1592 amends the Education Code to broaden the applicability of statutory provisions relating to medical professional liability coverage requirements for staff members or students of certain public institutions of higher education and to revise certain terminology accordingly. The bill, among other provisions, extends the category of persons covered to include staff and students of additional health care professions; includes the Texas State University System, the University of Houston System, and Stephen F. Austin State University among the applicable entities; replaces references to medical malpractice insurance and medical malpractice claims with references, respectively, to health care liability insurance and health care liability claims; and revises the definition of an applicable claim.