H.B. No. 3337
AN ACT
relating to the emergency medical services that give rise to an
emergency medical services lien.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 55.002(c), Property Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(c) An emergency medical services provider has a lien on a
cause of action or claim of an individual who receives emergency
medical services in a county with a population of 800,000 [575,000]
or less for injuries caused by an accident that is attributed to the
negligence of another person. For the lien to attach, the
individual must receive the emergency medical services not later
than 72 hours after the accident.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3337 was passed by the House on May 5,
2011, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 1, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3337 was passed by the Senate on May
24, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0
.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor