Texas Health and Safety Code
§ 61.044 — SUBROGATION
HS § 61.044Title 2. HEALTH · Part C. PROGRAMS PROVIDING HEALTH CARE BENEFITS AND SERVICES · Ch. 61. INDIGENT HEALTH CARE AND TREATMENT ACT · Art. B. COUNTY RESPONSIBILITY FOR PERSONS NOT RESIDING IN AN AREA SERVED BY A PUBLIC HOSPITAL OR HOSPITAL DISTRICT
Statute text
View on source(a)The filing of an application for or receipt of services constitutes an assignment of the applicant's or recipient's right of recovery from:
(1)personal insurance;
(2)other sources; or
(3)another person for personal injury caused by the other person's negligence or wrong.
(b)A person who applies for or receives services shall inform the county, at the time of application or at any time during eligibility, of any unsettled tort claim that may affect medical needs and of any private accident or sickness insurance coverage that is or may become available. An applicant or eligible resident shall inform the county of any injury that is caused by the act or failure to act of some other person. An applicant or eligible resident shall inform the county as required by this subsection within 10 days of the date the person learns of the person's insurance coverage, tort claim, or potential cause of action.
(c)A claim for damages for personal injury does not constitute grounds for denying or discontinuing services under this chapter.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 880, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.