SB 635, 64th R.S.
Relating to the Patients' Compensation Act of Texas; providing for certain definitions; placing certain duties and responsibilities on the Commissioner of Insurance; providing that contracts of cure be in writing; relating to patient's remedy against health care provider who does not qualify; providing for place of filing of patients' claims and providing that there be no statement of dollar amount of claim in pleadings; providing that the provisions of this Act do not apply to acts of health care negligence which occurred before a certain date; providing for a limitation of recovery on patients' claims; relating to advance payments by a defendant; providing for filing of proof of financial responsibility of health care providers; providing for a limitation period on the filing of claims against health care providers; providing for a patients' compensation fund; providing for an annual surcharge on health care providers to maintain the fund; relating to settlement of claims against the fund; relating to attorneys' fees; providing for the reporting of claims settled or adjudicated to final judgment against health care providers to the insurance commissioner; relating to the maintenance of and provisions in policies of professional liability insurance for health care providers; providing for the establishment and operation of health care review panels and procedures for reviewing claims...
| Chamber | Action | Comments | ↓ Date ↑ |
| S | Filed | 03/11/1975 | |
| S | Read first time | 03/12/1975 | |
| S | Referred to Committee on Economic Development | 03/12/1975 | |
| S | Considered by committee in public hearing | 04/09/1975 | |
| S | Referred to subcommittee | 04/09/1975 | |
| S | Reported from subcommittee favorably substituted | 05/01/1975 | |
| S | Reported from committee favorably substituted | 05/01/1975 | |
| S | Rules suspended | 05/13/1975 | |
| S | Read second time | 05/13/1975 | |
| S | Amended | 05/13/1975 | |
| S | Laid before Senate | 05/13/1975 | |
| S | Laid before Senate | 05/14/1975 | |
| S | Amended | 05/14/1975 | |
| S | Passed to engrossment | 05/14/1975 | |
| S | Rules suspended | 05/15/1975 | |
| S | Third reading | 05/15/1975 | |
| S | Amended | 05/15/1975 | |
| S | Passed | 05/15/1975 | |
| S | Sent to House | 05/16/1975 | |
| H | Received from the Senate | 05/16/1975 | |
| H | Read first time | 05/19/1975 | |
| H | Referred to Committee on State Affairs | 05/19/1975 | |
| H | Considered by committee in public hearing | 05/19/1975 | |
| H | Reported from committee favorably with amendments | 05/19/1975 | |
| H | Message from the Governor | 05/20/1975 | |
| S | Governor submitted as emergency | 05/21/1975 | |
| H | Read second time | 05/28/1975 | |
| H | Amendments | 05/28/1975 | |
| H | Failed to pass to third reading | 05/28/1975 |
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