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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to vicarious liability for certain medical care. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 162.0022(a), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A health organization certified under Section |
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162.001(b) shall adopt, maintain, and enforce policies to ensure |
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that a physician employed by the health organization exercises |
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independent medical judgment when providing care to patients. A |
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health organization that complies with this subsection is not |
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vicariously liable for medical care provided by an employed |
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physician if the health organization does not interfere with, |
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control, or otherwise direct the independent medical judgment of |
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the physician when providing medical care to patients. |
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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 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, 2025. |