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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the status of certain medical residents and fellows as |
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governmental employees for purposes of the Texas Tort Claims Act. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 101, Civil Practice and |
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Remedies Code, is amended by adding Section 101.004 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 101.004. STATUS OF MEDICAL RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS. For |
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purposes of this chapter, a resident or fellow in a graduate medical |
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training program for physicians that is sponsored by a governmental |
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unit, including a medical and dental unit as defined by Section |
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61.003, Education Code, is considered to be an employee of a |
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governmental unit regardless of the method or source of payment of |
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the resident or fellow. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |