Bill Text: TX HB2452 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Bill 2452 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to disclosures regarding liability limits and malpractice insurance and related coverage in connection with services provided at health care institutions.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-04-11 - Left pending in committee [HB2452 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-HB2452-Introduced.html

	82R9029 AJA-D

	By: Zedler	H.B. No. 2452



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to disclosures regarding liability limits and malpractice
	insurance and related coverage in connection with services provided
	at health care institutions.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 74, Civil Practice and
	Remedies Code, is amended by adding Section 74.005 to read as
	follows:
	Sec. 74.005. NOTICE BY PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. Before a
	health care institution that is owned or operated by the state or a
	political subdivision of the state, including a hospital district,
	provides health care or medical care to an individual, other than
	emergency medical care, the institution must provide a written
	notice to the individual that discloses:
	(1) the liability limits applicable to a health care
	liability claim against the institution under Chapter 101;
	(2) the liability limits that would be applicable to a
	health care liability claim against a private institution under
	this chapter; and
	(3) whether a physician or health care provider who
	will be providing health care or medical care to the individual is
	covered by malpractice insurance or another form of financial
	responsibility described by Section 74.302(e) and the amounts of
	that financial responsibility, if any.
	SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
	to health care or medical care provided on or after the effective
	date of this Act.
	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.