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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to subrogation of certain costs for services provided or |
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paid by the Nueces County Hospital District; providing penalties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 281, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 281.075 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 281.075. NUECES COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT; HOSPITAL |
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LIEN. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the Nueces County |
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Hospital District has a lien on a cause of action or claim of an |
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individual who receives health care services provided or paid for |
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by the district for injuries caused by an accident that is |
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attributed to the negligence of another person. |
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(b) Chapter 55, Property Code, applies to a lien filed under |
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this section. In addition to the requirements under that chapter, |
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not later than the fifth business day after the hospital district |
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files a lien under this section, the district shall send notice of |
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the lien to the affected individual by regular mail. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies only to the receipt of hospital |
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services on or after the effective date of this Act. The receipt of |
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services before the effective date of this Act is governed by the |
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law in effect on the date of receipt of services, and the former law |
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is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |