79R8865 YDB-D

By:  Deuell                                                       S.B. No. 1099


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to professional health care liability insurance coverage information provided by a nursing home. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 242, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Section 242.0425 to read as follows: Sec. 242.0425. INFORMATION ON LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGE. (a) An institution shall provide each resident and the resident's next of kin or guardian a written statement in the form prescribed by the department on whether the institution is covered by professional health care liability insurance for a health care liability claim against the institution. (b) An institution shall maintain a copy of the statement provided under Subsection (a) in the institution's records on the resident. The statement must be signed by the resident or the resident's next of kin or guardian. SECTION 2. (a) Not later than December 1, 2005, the Department of Aging and Disability Services shall prescribe the written statement that an institution is required to provide under Section 242.0425, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act. (b) An institution is not required to provide the written statement required under Section 242.0425, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, before January 1, 2006. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.