Texas Local Government Code
§ 142.004 — PAYMENT OF HOSPITALIZATION COSTS FOR PEACE OFFICERS AND FIRE FIGHTERS
LG § 142.004Title 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES · Part A. MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES · Ch. 142. ASSISTANCE, BENEFITS, AND WORKING CONDITIONS OF MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section, "peace officer" means a peace officer as defined by Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure.
(b)If a peace officer or fire fighter employed by a municipality sustains an injury in the performance of the person's duties that results in permanent incapacity for work and requires constant confinement in a hospital or other institution providing medical treatment, the municipality may pay all costs of the confinement in excess of amounts that are paid under a policy of insurance or by another governmental entity.
(c)To the extent this section permits payments, the municipality is subrogated to the rights of the peace officer or fire fighter in a suit against a third party because of the injury.
(d)To receive funds under this section, a peace officer or fire fighter must furnish the governing body of the municipality:
(1)proof that the injury was sustained in the performance of the person's duties resulting in permanent incapacity for work and requiring constant confinement for medical treatment;
(2)proof of the part of the cost of confinement not paid under a policy of insurance or by another governmental entity; and
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Legislative history
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 2.138, eff. January 1, 2025.