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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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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 575,000 or less] |
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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. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to emergency medical services provided on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. Emergency medical services provided before the |
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effective date of this Act are governed by the law in effect |
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immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |