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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to disclosures regarding liability limits and malpractice |
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insurance and related coverage in connection with services provided |
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at health care institutions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 74, Civil Practice and |
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Remedies Code, is amended by adding Section 74.005 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 74.005. NOTICE BY PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. Before a |
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health care institution that is owned or operated by the state or a |
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political subdivision of the state, including a hospital district, |
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provides health care or medical care to an individual, other than |
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emergency medical care, the institution must provide a written |
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notice to the individual that discloses: |
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(1) the liability limits applicable to a health care |
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liability claim against the institution under Chapter 101; |
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(2) the liability limits that would be applicable to a |
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health care liability claim against a private institution under |
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this chapter; and |
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(3) whether a physician or health care provider who |
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will be providing health care or medical care to the individual is |
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covered by malpractice insurance or another form of financial |
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responsibility described by Section 74.302(e) and the amounts of |
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that financial responsibility, if any. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to health care or medical care provided on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |