Texas SB120 requires hospitals to grant temporary privileges to non-staff physicians for patient care if a patient-practitioner relationship exists.

Texas SB120 amends the Health and Safety Code to mandate that hospitals provide temporary privileges to physicians not on their medical staff if a patient requests care from them and an established patient-practitioner relationship exists. The bill also limits hospital liability for damages resulting from care provided by these non-staff physicians. The provisions apply to causes of action that accrue after the bill's effective date, which is September 1, 2025, unless the bill receives a two-thirds vote in both legislative houses for immediate effect.

Texas SB120 requires hospitals to grant temporary privileges to non-staff physicians for patient care if a patient-practitioner relationship exists.

Texas SB120 amends the Health and Safety Code to mandate that hospitals provide temporary privileges to physicians not on their medical staff if a patient requests care from them and an established patient-practitioner relationship exists. The bill also limits hospital liability for damages resulting from care provided by these non-staff physicians. The provisions apply to causes of action that accrue after the bill's effective date, which is September 1, 2025, unless the bill receives a two-thirds vote in both legislative houses for immediate effect.