Texas Property Code

§ 55.005 — SECURING LIEN

PR § 55.005Title 5. EXEMPT PROPERTY AND LIENS · Part B. LIENS · Ch. 55. HOSPITAL AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES LIENS

Statute text

(a)To secure the lien, a hospital or emergency medical services provider must:

(1)provide notice to the injured individual in accordance with Subsection (d); and

(2)file written notice of the lien with the county clerk of the county in which the services were provided before money is paid to an entitled person because of the injury.

(b)The notice must contain:

(1)the injured individual's name and address;

(2)the date of the accident;

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Legislative history

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 169 (S.B. 328), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.