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Tex. Prop. Code § 55.002 (2026)

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Sec. 55.002. LIEN. (a) A hospital has a lien on a cause of action or claim of an individual who receives hospital services for injuries caused by an accident that is attributed to the negligence of another person. For the lien to attach, the individual must be admitted to a hospital not later than 72 hours after the accident.

(b) The lien extends to both the admitting hospital and a hospital to which the individual is transferred for treatment of the same injury.

(c) An emergency medical services provider has a lien on a cause of action or claim of an individual who receives emergency medical services in a county with a population of 800,000 or less for injuries caused by an accident that is attributed to the negligence of another person. For the lien to attach, the individual must receive the emergency medical services not later than 72 hours after the accident.

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3562, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 337, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Amended by:

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 576 (H.B. 3337), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 30 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1988–2025 · leading case: Madeksho v. Abraham, Watkins, Nichols & Friend, 112 S.W.3d 679 (Tex. App. 2003).
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Madeksho v. Abraham, Watkins, Nichols & Friend, 112 S.W.3d 679 (Tex. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “To secure a lien, a hospital must file written notice of the lien with the clerk of the county in which the injury occurred and such notice must be on file before money is paid to the entitled person.”
ETX Successor Tyler F/K/A East Texas Med. Ctr. v. Terrie Pridgeon (As Guardian of the Person & the Est. of Jason C. Dubose), 570 S.W.3d 392 (Tex. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “See TEX. PROP. CODE ANN. § 55.002. The provision of medical services by a health care professional constitutes a matter of public concern.”
Daughters of Charity Health Servs. of Waco v. Linnstaedter, 226 S.W.3d 409 (Tex. 2007). “Tex. Prop.Code § 55.002(a). 6 . Bashara v.”
Larry Dean Speegle v. Harris Methodist Health Sys. & Harris Methodist Fort Worth, 303 S.W.3d 32 (Tex. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 55.002(a) (Vernon 2007); see Daughters of Charity Health Setvs.”
McAllen Hospitals, L.P. D/B/A McAllen Med. Ctr. v. State Farm Cnty. Mut. Ins. Co. of Texas, 433 S.W.3d 535 (Tex. 2014). “Tex. Prop.Code § 55.002(a). The lien also attaches to the proceeds of a settlement of the patient’s cause of action *538 or to damages awarded in a judgment.”
Mem'l Hermann Hosp. Sys. v. Progressive Cnty. Mut. Ins. Co., 355 S.W.3d 123 (Tex. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “” Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 55.002 (West 2007).”
Gusma Props., L.P. v. Travelers Lloyds Ins. Co., 514 S.W.3d 319 (Tex. App. 2016). “Travelers also correctly notes that McAllen Hospitals was not seeking prompt payment penalties as the Gusma parties do here; rather, the McAllen Hospitals court evaluated the intersection between the Texas UCC and the Hospital Lien Statute, Texas Property Code section 55.002.…”
Ohio Med. Prods., Inc. v. Suber, 758 S.W.2d 870 (Tex. App. 1988). “Tex.Prop.Code Ann. § 55.002 (Vernon 1984).”
Daughters of Charity Health Servs. of Waco v. Linnstaedter, 151 S.W.3d 667 (Tex. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “Laws 3475 , 3562 (amended 2003) (current version at Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 55.002 (Vernon Supp.”
Texas Farmers Ins. v. Seals, 948 S.W.2d 532 (Tex. App. 1997). “at 310-11 ; see also Tex. PROP.Code Ann. § 55.002 (Vernon 1995).”
Hermann Hosp. v. Martinez, 990 S.W.2d 476 (Tex. App. 1999). “” Tex. Prop.Code ANN. § 55.002(a) (Vernon 1995).”
Allstate Indem. Co. v. Mem'l Herman Health Sys., 437 S.W.3d 570 (Tex. App. 2014). “See Tex. Prop.Code § 55.002(a). The lien is for the amount of the hospital’s charges for services provided to the injured individual during the first 100 days of the injured individual’s hospitalization, and it may also include the amount of a physician’s reasonable and…”
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Tex. Prop. Code § 55.002(a): 20 cases
Daughters of Charity Health Servs. of Waco v. Linnstaedter, 226 S.W.3d 409 (Tex. 2007). “Tex. Prop.Code § 55.002(a). 6 . Bashara v.”
Larry Dean Speegle v. Harris Methodist Health Sys. & Harris Methodist Fort Worth, 303 S.W.3d 32 (Tex. App. 2009). “Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 55.002(a) (Vernon 2007); see Daughters of Charity Health Setvs.”
ETX Successor Tyler F/K/A East Texas Med. Ctr. v. Terrie Pridgeon (As Guardian of the Person & the Est. of Jason C. Dubose), 570 S.W.3d 392 (Tex. App. 2019). “See TEX. PROP. CODE ANN. § 55.002. The provision of medical services by a health care professional constitutes a matter of public concern.”
McAllen Hospitals, L.P. D/B/A McAllen Med. Ctr. v. State Farm Cnty. Mut. Ins. Co. of Texas, 433 S.W.3d 535 (Tex. 2014). “Tex. Prop.Code § 55.002(a). The lien also attaches to the proceeds of a settlement of the patient’s cause of action *538 or to damages awarded in a judgment.”
Hermann Hosp. v. Martinez, 990 S.W.2d 476 (Tex. App. 1999). “” Tex. Prop.Code ANN. § 55.002(a) (Vernon 1995).”
Tex. Prop. Code § 55.002(c): 1 case
Keith Wright & Belinda Melancon S. v. Johnna C. Hooker, Mary Sanford, Brandy Mireles & Ryan Brewer (Tex. App. 2017).
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