Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code

§ 84.004 — VOLUNTEER LIABILITY

CP § 84.004Title 4. LIABILITY IN TORT · Ch. 84. CHARITABLE IMMUNITY AND LIABILITY

Statute text

(a)Except as provided by Subsection (d) and Section 84.007, a volunteer of a charitable organization is immune from civil liability for any act or omission resulting in death, damage, or injury if the volunteer was acting in the course and scope of the volunteer's duties or functions, including as an officer, director, or trustee within the organization.

(b)Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 204, Sec. 18.03(2).

(c)Except as provided by Subsection (d) and Section 84.007, a volunteer health care provider who is serving as a direct service volunteer of a charitable organization is immune from civil liability for any act or omission resulting in death, damage, or injury to a patient if:

(1)the volunteer commits the act or omission in the course of providing health care services to the patient;

(2)the services provided are within the scope of the license of the volunteer; and

(3)before the volunteer provides health care services, the patient or, if the patient is a minor or is otherwise legally incompetent, the person responsible for the patient signs a written statement that acknowledges:

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 370, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.179, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 400, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 204, Sec. 10.05, 18.01, 18.03(2), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.