Tex. Prop. Code § 55.001 · Chapter 55. HOSPITAL AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES LIENS
DEFINITIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In this chapter:
(1) "Emergency medical services" has the meaning assigned by Section 773.003, Health and Safety Code.
(2) "Emergency medical services provider" has the meaning assigned by Section 773.003, Health and Safety Code.
(3) "Hospital" means a person or institution maintaining a facility that provides hospital services in this state.
(4) "Person" does not include a county, common, or independent school district.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3562, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 337, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.55.htm
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