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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to immunity from liability for doctors performing certain |
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services at the request of the division of workers' compensation of |
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the Texas Department of Insurance. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 413.054, Labor Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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Sec. 413.054. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY. (a) A person who |
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performs services for the division as a designated doctor, a doctor |
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performing a required medical examination or an independent medical |
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examination [examiner], a doctor performing a medical case review, |
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or a member of a peer review panel has the same immunity from |
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liability as the commissioner under Section 402.00123 [402.0024]. |
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(b) Immunity from liability under this section does not |
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apply to a person: |
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(1) providing medical treatment to an injured |
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employee; or |
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(2) performing a service at the request of an |
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insurance carrier, injured employee, or injured employee's |
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representative. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |