Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
Title 4. HEALTH FACILITIES |
Subtitle F. POWERS AND DUTIES OF HOSPITALS |
Chapter 311. POWERS AND DUTIES OF HOSPITALS |
Subchapter B. EMERGENCY SERVICES |
Sec. 311.023. NO LIABILITY FOR FAILURE TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY SERVICES AFTER GOOD FAITH EFFORT
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An employee of a general hospital that does not have physician services available at the time of an emergency is not in violation of Section 311.022 if, after a reasonable good faith effort, a physician fails to provide or delegate the provision of medical services as required by state statutes.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.