Bill > SB120

This bill requires hospitals to grant temporary medical privileges to physicians who are not on the hospital's medical staff under specific circumstances, specifically when a patient with an established patient-practitioner relationship requests care from a particular physician. The bill provides that hospitals will not be held legally liable for damages resulting from care or treatment provided by such physicians. In practical terms, this means a patient who already has an ongoing relationship with a doctor can request that doctor's treatment at a hospital, even if the doctor is not formally part of that hospital's medical staff, and the hospital must accommodate this request while being shielded from potential liability for the physician's actions. The bill will take effect immediately if it receives a two-thirds vote in the Texas legislature, or otherwise on September 1, 2025, and will only apply to causes of action that accrue on or after its effective date.

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