Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Insurance Code § 2212.001: DEFINITIONS.

In this chapter:
(1) "Charitable organization" has the meaning assigned by Section 84.003, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
(2) "Dentist" means a person licensed to practice dentistry in this state.
(3) "Health care liability claim" means a cause of action against a physician or dentist for treatment, lack of treatment, or other claimed departure from accepted standards of health care or safety that proximately results in injury to or death of the patient, whether the patient's claim or cause of action sounds in tort or contract.
(4) "Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine in this state.
(5) "Trust" means a self-insurance trust organized and operated under this chapter.
(6) "Volunteer health care provider" has the meaning assigned by Section 84.003, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 3B.069(a), eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 9.069(a), eff. September 1, 2007.

Where this section sits in the code

INSURANCE CODE
TITLE 10. PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE
SUBTITLE G. POOLS, GROUPS, PLANS, AND SELF-INSURANCE
CHAPTER 2212. SELF-INSURANCE TRUSTS FOR HEALTH CARE LIABILITY CLAIMS
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

In this chapter:

(1) "Charitable organization" has the meaning assigned by Section 84.003, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(2) "Dentist" means a person licensed to practice dentistry in this state.

(3) "Health care liability claim" means a cause of action against a physician or dentist for treatment, lack of treatment, or other claimed departure from accepted standards of health care or safety that proximately results in injury to or death of the patient, whether the patient's claim or cause of action sounds in tort or contract.

(4) "Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine in this state.

(5) "Trust" means a self-insurance trust organized and operated under this chapter.

(6) "Volunteer health care provider" has the meaning assigned by Section 84.003, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.

Amended by:

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 3B.069(a), eff. September 1, 2007.

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 9.069(a), eff. September 1, 2007.

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