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Texas Education Code - Chapter 59 Medical Malpractice Coverage For Certain InstitutionsLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Education Code > Texas Education Code - Chapter 59 Medical Malpractice Coverage For Certain Institutions In this subchapter: (1) "Medical staff or students" means medical doctors, doctors of osteopathy, dentists, veterinarians, and podiatrists appointed to the faculty or professional medical ... (a) Each board may establish a separate self-insurance fund to pay any damages adjudged in a court of competent jurisdiction or a settlement of any ... Each board may adopt rules for the establishment and administration of the fund and the negotiation, settlement, and payment of claims as necessary to carry ... Each board may purchase medical malpractice insurance from an insurance company authorized to do business in this state as it considers necessary to carry out ... Each board may employ private legal counsel to represent the medical staff and students covered by this subchapter under the rules of the board. Added ... Funds appropriated by the legislature to either system, to the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, or to the University of North Texas Health Science ... The establishment and administration of each fund under this subchapter and the rules of the boards do not constitute the business of insurance as defined ... (a) The state shall indemnify a member of the medical staff or a student for damages paid as required by a judgment on or settlement ... In this subchapter: (1) "Board" means the board of regents of The Texas A & M University System. (2) "Fund" means the veterinary medical diagnostic ... (a) The board may establish a separate self-insurance fund to pay any damages adjudged in a court of competent jurisdiction or a settlement of any ... The board may adopt rules for the establishment and administration of the fund and the negotiation, settlement, and payment of claims as necessary to carry ... The board may purchase veterinary medical malpractice insurance from an insurance company authorized to do business in this state as it considers necessary to carry ... The board may employ private legal counsel to represent the professional staff covered by this subchapter under the rules of the board. Added by Acts ... Funds appropriated by the legislature to the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory from the General Revenue Fund may not be used to establish or maintain ... The establishment and administration of the fund under this subchapter and the rules of the board do not constitute the business of insurance as defined ... Malpractice liability coverage authorized by this subchapter is provided as additional compensation to the professional staff. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, § ... Texas Lawyers
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