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HB5076 • 2025

Relating to vicarious liability of certain health organizations for medical care provided by a physician the organization employs.

Relating to vicarious liability of certain health organizations for medical care provided by a physician the organization employs.

Healthcare
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Leach | Hull | Shofner
Last action
2025-05-10
Official status
05/10/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to vicarious liability of certain health organizations for medical care provided by a physician the organization employs.

Relating to vicarious liability of certain health organizations for medical care provided by a physician the organization employs.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to vicarious liability of certain health organizations for medical care provided by a physician the organization employs.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  2. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  3. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  4. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  5. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  6. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  7. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  8. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  9. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  10. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  11. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  12. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  13. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    No action taken in committee

  14. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  15. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

  16. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to vicarious liability of certain health organizations for medical care provided by a physician the organization employs.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 5076 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R24374 DNC-F

By: Leach, Hull, Shofner

H.B. No. 5076

Substitute the following for H.B. No. 5076:

By: Schofield

C.S.H.B. No. 5076

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to vicarious liability of certain health organizations for

medical care provided by a physician the organization employs.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. The heading to Section 162.0022, Occupations

Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 162.0022.
POLICIES OF CERTAIN
HEALTH
ORGANIZATIONS

[
ORGANIZATION POLICIES
]
; VICARIOUS LIABILITY
.

SECTION 2. Section 162.0022, Occupations Code, is amended

by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:

(a-1)

A health organization that complies with the

requirements of Subsection (a) may not be held vicariously liable

for medical care provided for the organization by a physician the

organization employs if the health organization does not interfere

with, control, or otherwise direct the physician's independent

medical judgment when the physician provides medical care to

patients.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.