Amend CSHB 2425 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 2, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following appropriately numbered subdivision to read as follows and renumber subsequent subdivisions and cross-references to those subdivisions accordingly:
(____) "Patient" means a person that is receiving or has received health care services at a hospital.
(2) On page 2, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following new section to read as follows:
Sec. 317.0015. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies only to a patient who is:
(1) 18 years of age or older; or
(2) younger than 18 years of age who has had the disabilities of minority removed.