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AN ACT
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relating to the emergency medical services that give rise to an |
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emergency medical services lien. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 55.002(c), Property Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) An emergency medical services provider has a lien on a |
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cause of action or claim of an individual who receives emergency |
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medical services in a county with a population of 800,000 [575,000] |
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or less for injuries caused by an accident that is attributed to the |
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negligence of another person. For the lien to attach, the |
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individual must receive the emergency medical services not later |
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than 72 hours after the accident. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3337 was passed by the House on May 5, |
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2011, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 1, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3337 was passed by the Senate on May |
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24, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0 |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |