Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 108.001

DEFINITIONS

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Kyle Anderson, M.D. v. Suzanne Stiniker, as Administrator of the Estate of Mikel Stone, and as Guardian of the Person and Estate of Whitley Taylor Stone, and Erek Mikel Stone (2017)

Most recently applied in Kyle Anderson, M.D. v. Suzanne Stiniker, as Administrator of the Estate of Mikel Stone, and as Guardian of the Person and Estate of Whitley Taylor Stone, and Erek Mikel Stone (July 2017)

Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 2, Sec. 3.12, eff

In this chapter:

(1) "Public servant" means a person who is:

(A) a public official elected or appointed to serve a governmental unit and acting in that capacity when the act or omission on which the damages were based occurred; or

(B) covered by Section 104.001 or Section 102.001.

(2) "Public servant" does not include an independent contractor, an agent or employee of an independent contractor, or another person who performs a contract for a unit of government.

(3) "Public servant" includes a licensed physician who provides emergency or postemergency stabilization services to patients in a hospital owned or operated by a unit of local government.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.