{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1901.252","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1901.252","heading":"COVERAGE FOR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a medical professional liability insurance policy issued to or renewed for a physician or health care provider in this state may not include coverage for exemplary damages that may be assessed against the physician or health care provider.\n(b) The commissioner may approve an endorsement form that provides for coverage for exemplary damages for use on a medical professional liability insurance policy issued to:\n(1) a hospital; or\n(2) a for-profit or not-for-profit nursing home or assisted living facility.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2007.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 10. PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE","SUBTITLE B. LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR PHYSICIANS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS","CHAPTER 1901. PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR PHYSICIANS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS","SUBCHAPTER F. COVERAGE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1901.htm#1901.252","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"8e292ac092762d592fc2558b24ab5480204879d6aa45f875b15f4bb1957e0a64","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1901.251","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1901.253"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}