Sec. 59.01. DEFINITIONS. 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 staff employed for student health services by The University of Texas System, The Texas A&M University System, the Texas Tech University System, or the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, either full time or who, although appointed less than full time (including volunteers), either devote their total professional service to such appointment or provide services to patients by assignment from the department chairman; and interns, residents, fellows, and medical or dental students, veterinary students, and students of osteopathy participating in a patient-care program in The University of Texas System, The Texas A&M University System, the Texas Tech University System, or the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth.
(2) "Medical malpractice claim" means a cause of action for treatment, lack of treatment, or other claimed departure from accepted standards of care which proximately results in injury to or death of the patient, whether the patient's claim or cause of action or the executor's claim or cause of action under Section 71.021, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, sounds in tort or contract.
(3) "Board" means the board of regents of The University of Texas System, the board of regents of The Texas A&M University System, the board of regents of the Texas Tech University System, or the board of regents of the University of North Texas.
(4) "Fund" means the medical professional liability fund.
(5) "Charitable care or services" means all care or services provided for free or at discounted amounts at or below actual costs based on the ability of the beneficiary to pay and specifically includes all care and services provided to beneficiaries covered by Medicare and Medicaid.
(6) "Medical and dental unit" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003 of this code.
Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 996, ch. 235, art. 2, Sec. 1(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1983. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 117, Sec. 3(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1985; Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 854, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985; Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1070, Sec. 3, eff. May 15, 1988; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 6.02(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 832, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 408, Sec. 7, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 65 (S.B. 120), Sec. 8, eff. May 18, 2013.
Section: 59.01 59.02 59.03 59.04 59.05 59.06 59.07 59.08 59.21 59.22 59.23 59.24 59.25 59.26 59.27 NextLast modified: September 28, 2016