Texas Health and Safety Code
§ 61.067 — LIEN BY NON-PROVIDER HOSPITAL DISTRICT
HS § 61.067Title 2. HEALTH · Part C. PROGRAMS PROVIDING HEALTH CARE BENEFITS AND SERVICES · Ch. 61. INDIGENT HEALTH CARE AND TREATMENT ACT · Art. C. PERSONS WHO RESIDE IN AN AREA SERVED BY A PUBLIC HOSPITAL OR HOSPITAL DISTRICT
Statute text
View on source(a)This section applies to a hospital district that does not operate a hospital.
(b)After the hospital district pays the providing hospital for the actual cost of the service, the district may file a lien on a tort cause of action or claim of an eligible resident who receives health care services for injuries caused by an accident that is attributed to the negligence of another person.
(c)A person who applies for or receives health care services shall inform the hospital district, at the time of application or at any time during eligibility for services, of:
(1)any unsettled tort claim that may affect medical needs;
(2)any private accident or health insurance coverage that is or may become available; and
(3)any injury that is caused by the act or failure to act of some other person.
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Legislative history
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0188, eff. April 2, 2015.