By: Hinojosa of Nueces S.B. No. 2509
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to vicarious liability for certain medical care.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 162.0022(a), Occupations Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) A health organization certified under Section
162.001(b) shall adopt, maintain, and enforce policies to ensure
that a physician employed by the health organization exercises
independent medical judgment when providing care to patients. A
health organization that complies with this subsection is not
vicariously liable for medical care provided by an employed
physician if the health organization does not interfere with,
control, or otherwise direct the independent medical judgment of
the physician when providing medical care to patients.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.