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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to hospital liens and civil rights, duties, and remedies |
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related thereto |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 55, Property Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 55.0015 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 55.0015. ADMISSION TO HOSPITAL. For purposes of this |
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chapter, an injured individual is considered admitted to a hospital |
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if the individual is allowed access to any department of the |
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hospital for the provision of any treatment, care, or service to the |
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individual. |
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SECTION 2. The addition by this Act of Section 55.0015, |
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Property Code, is intended to clarify rather than change the |
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existing law governing civil liability and civil law including the |
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rights, duties, and remedies thereunder. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |