{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-140.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 140.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Covered individual\" means an individual entitled to benefits described by Section 140.002.\n(2) \"Payor of benefits\" or \"payor\" means an issuer of a plan providing benefits described by Section 140.002 that:\n(A) pays benefits to or on behalf of a covered individual as a result of personal injuries to the covered individual caused by the tortious conduct of a third party; and\n(B) has a contractual right of subrogation described by Section 140.004.\nAdded by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 180 (H.B. 1869), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 140. CONTRACTUAL SUBROGATION RIGHTS OF PAYORS OF CERTAIN BENEFITS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.140.htm#140.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"22e1a2da02343d376eea8ce3efed9988e5784fe824ab5a507636becd344c51cd","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-139.102","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-140.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}