Texas HB2190 grants immunity from criminal liability to health care practitioners for harm or damage resulting from their services, except in cases.
Texas HB2190 amends the Health and Safety Code to create immunity from criminal liability for health care practitioners. This immunity applies to any harm or damage resulting from their services, provided the act or omission was not criminally negligent, reckless, knowing, or intentional. The bill defines "health care practitioner" as individuals working in specific licensed facilities or those licensed as physicians, physician assistants, surgical assistants, or nurses. The immunity applies to suspected offenses committed on or after the effective date of the Act.
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