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Tex. Prop. Code § 55.003 (2026)

Property To Which Lien Attaches

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Sec. 55.003. PROPERTY TO WHICH LIEN ATTACHES. (a) A lien under this chapter attaches to:

(1) a cause of action for damages arising from an injury for which the injured individual is admitted to the hospital or receives emergency medical services;

(2) a judgment of a court in this state or the decision of a public agency in a proceeding brought by the injured individual or by another person entitled to bring the suit in case of the death of the individual to recover damages arising from an injury for which the injured individual is admitted to the hospital or receives emergency medical services; and

(3) the proceeds of a settlement of a cause of action or a claim by the injured individual or another person entitled to make the claim, arising from an injury for which the injured individual is admitted to the hospital or receives emergency medical services.

(b) The lien does not attach to:

(1) a claim under the workers' compensation law of this state, the Federal Employees Liability Act, or the Federal Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act; or

(2) the proceeds of an insurance policy in favor of the injured individual or the injured individual's beneficiary or legal representative, except public liability insurance carried by the insured that protects the insured against loss caused by an accident or collision.

(c) A hospital lien described by Section 55.002(a) does not attach to a claim against the owner or operator of a railroad company that maintains or whose employees maintain a hospital in which the injured individual is receiving hospital services.

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.

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Cited in 15 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1999–2022 · leading case: 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.—Tyler 2019).
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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.—Tyler 2019). “The lien attaches to the personal injury lawsuit Dubose had against the person who caused his injuries, the judgment arising out of that lawsuit, or the proceeds of a settlement of his cause of action.”
Columbia Rio Grande Reg'l Hosp. v. Stover, 17 S.W.3d 387 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2000). “A hospital lien attaches to a cause of action for damages arising from an injury for which the hospital provided treatment, as well as to any proceeds from settlement of that action or *390 the underlying claim brought by the injured individual or another person entitled to make…”
Methodist Hospitals of Dallas v. Mid-Century Ins. Co. of Texas, 259 S.W.3d 358 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2008). “See Tex. PRop.Code Ann. § 55.003. It is by comparing the date and the name of the responsible party, if known, that one can determine whether the accident made the subject of the legal claims is the same as the accident made the subject of the hen.”
Daughters of Charity Health Servs. of Waco v. Linnstaedter, 151 S.W.3d 667 (Tex. App.—Waco 2004). · cites it 2× “Laws at 3562 (amended 2003) (current version at Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 55.003(a)(3) (Vernon Supp.”
Hermann Hosp. v. Martinez, 990 S.W.2d 476 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 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.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2014). “See Tex. Prop.Code § 55.003(b)(2) (providing that a hospital lien attaches to “public liability insurance carried by the insured that protects the insured against loss caused by an accident or collision”).”
Richards v. Am. Nat. Prop. & Cas., 195 S.W.3d 758 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2006). “See TEX. PROP. CODE ANN. §§ 55.003(a)(3), 55.”
Richards v. Am. Nat'l Prop. & Cas. Co., 195 S.W.3d 758 (Tex. App. 2006). “See Tex. Prop. Code Ann. §§ 55.003 (a)(3), 55.”
McAllen Hospitals, L.P. v. State Farm Cnty. Mut. Ins. Co., 433 S.W.3d 575 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2012). “See Tex. PROP. Code Ann. § 55.003 (a)(8); Richards, 195 S.”
Keantae Berry v. ETX Successor Tyler, F/K/A East Texas Med. Ctr., No. 12-18-00095-CV, 2019 WL 968528 (Tex. App.—Tyler Feb. 28, 2019). · cites it 2× “TEX. PROP. CODE ANN. § 55.003(a) (West 2014).”
East Texas Med. Ctr. Athens v. Esther Hernandez, No. 12-17-00333-CV (Tex. App.—Tyler May 31, 2018). “; TEX. PROP. CODE ANN. § 55.002(a) (West 2014).”
in Re North Cypress Med. Ctr. Operating Co., Ltd., No. 16-0851 (Tex. Nov. 16, 2018). “TEX. PROP. CODE § 55.003(a)(3). We have noted that the statute “is replete with language that the hospital recover the full amount of its lien, subject only to the right to question the reasonableness of the charges comprising the lien.”
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Tex. Prop. Code § 55.003(a): 5 cases
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.—Tyler 2019). “The lien attaches to the personal injury lawsuit Dubose had against the person who caused his injuries, the judgment arising out of that lawsuit, or the proceeds of a settlement of his cause of action.”
Hermann Hosp. v. Martinez, 990 S.W.2d 476 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1999). “” Tex. Prop.Code ANN. § 55.002(a) (Vernon 1995).”
Keantae Berry v. ETX Successor Tyler, F/K/A East Texas Med. Ctr., No. 12-18-00095-CV, 2019 WL 968528 (Tex. App.—Tyler Feb. 28, 2019). “TEX. PROP. CODE ANN. § 55.003(a) (West 2014).”
East Texas Med. Ctr. Athens v. Esther Hernandez, No. 12-17-00333-CV (Tex. App.—Tyler May 31, 2018). “; TEX. PROP. CODE ANN. § 55.002(a) (West 2014).”
North Cypress Med. Operating Co. GP, LLC & North Cypress Med. Ctr. Operating Co., Ltd. v. Angeline Norvil, 580 S.W.3d 280 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2019).
Tex. Prop. Code § 55.003(a)(3): 3 cases
Daughters of Charity Health Servs. of Waco v. Linnstaedter, 151 S.W.3d 667 (Tex. App.—Waco 2004). “Laws at 3562 (amended 2003) (current version at Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 55.003(a)(3) (Vernon Supp.”
Richards v. Am. Nat. Prop. & Cas., 195 S.W.3d 758 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2006). “See TEX. PROP. CODE ANN. §§ 55.003(a)(3), 55.”
in Re North Cypress Med. Ctr. Operating Co., Ltd., No. 16-0851 (Tex. Nov. 16, 2018). “TEX. PROP. CODE § 55.003(a)(3). We have noted that the statute “is replete with language that the hospital recover the full amount of its lien, subject only to the right to question the reasonableness of the charges comprising the lien.”
Tex. Prop. Code § 55.003(b)(2): 1 case
Allstate Indem. Co. v. Mem'l Herman Health Sys., 437 S.W.3d 570 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2014). “See Tex. Prop.Code § 55.003(b)(2) (providing that a hospital lien attaches to “public liability insurance carried by the insured that protects the insured against loss caused by an accident or collision”).”
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