TO: | Honorable Tommy Merritt, Chair, House Committee on Public Safety |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB1305 by Aycock (Relating to civil liability of hospitals or persons drawing blood pursuant to a search warrant.), As Introduced |
The bill would amend the Transportation Code to relieve a hospital from liability for the taking of a blood specimen pursuant to a search warrant if the specimen was taken according to recognized medical procedures.
If a hospital where a blood specimen is taken pursuant to a search warrant is owned or operated by a local government entity, provisions of the bill could prevent the entity from experiencing costs arising from a lawsuit.
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LBB Staff: | JOB, ESi, DB
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