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By: Leach (Senate Sponsor - Hughes) |
H.B. No. 2064 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 10, 2021; |
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May 11, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on State |
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Affairs; May 19, 2021, reported adversely, with favorable |
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Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 1; |
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May 19, 2021, sent to printer.) |
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 2064 |
By: Hughes |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the amount of a hospital or physician lien on certain |
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causes of action or claims. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 55.004(b), Property Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) A hospital lien described by Section 55.002(a) is for |
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the lesser of: |
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(1) the amount of the hospital's charges for services |
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provided to the injured individual during the first 100 days of the |
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injured individual's hospitalization; [or] |
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(2) 50 percent of all amounts recovered by the injured |
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individual through a cause of action, judgment, or settlement |
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described by Section 55.003(a); or |
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(3) if the trier of fact specifies the amount awarded |
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for hospital charges for services provided to the injured |
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individual, the amount awarded by the trier of fact for the services |
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provided to the injured individual by the hospital less the pro rata |
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share of reasonable attorney's fees and expenses the injured |
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individual incurred in pursing the claim. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a lien for services provided to an injured individual on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. A lien for services provided before |
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the effective date of this Act is 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 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, 2021. |
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