A hospital district management contractor in its management or operation of a hospital under a contract with a hospital district is considered a governmental unit for purposes of Chapters 101, 102, and 108, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, and any employee of the contractor is, while performing services under the contract for the benefit of the hospital, an employee of the hospital district for the purposes of Chapters 101, 102, and 108, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
Tex. Health & Safety Code § 285.072
LIABILITY OF A HOSPITAL DISTRICT MANAGEMENT CONTRACTOR
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Rodriguez v. Christus Spohn Health System Corp. (2010)
Most recently applied in Baylor Scott & White v. Peyton (April 2018)
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 523, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.