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Tex. Prop. Code § 55.007 (2026)

Validity Of Release

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Sec. 55.007. VALIDITY OF RELEASE. (a) A release of a cause of action or judgment to which a lien under this chapter may attach is not valid unless:

(1) the charges of the hospital or emergency medical services provider claiming the lien were paid in full before the execution and delivery of the release;

(2) the charges of the hospital or emergency medical services provider claiming the lien were paid before the execution and delivery of the release to the extent of any full and true consideration paid to the injured individual by or on behalf of the other parties to the release; or

(3) the hospital or emergency medical services provider claiming the lien is a party to the release.

(b) A judgment to which a lien under this chapter has attached remains in effect until the charges of the hospital or emergency medical services provider claiming the lien are paid in full or to the extent set out in the judgment.

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3564, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 337, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1985–2022 · leading case: 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).
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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). · cites it 2× “Tex. Prop. Code § 55.007(a). Because the Legislature specified a remedy for failure to properly satisfy a hospital lien, and did not include a concomitant cause of action for enforcement, we question the propriety of reading into the statute such an additional remedy.”
Bashara v. Baptist Mem'l Hosp. Sys., 685 S.W.2d 307 (Tex. 1985). “Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 55.007 (Vernon 1983) (emphasis added).”
Trinity Universal Ins. Co. v. Bleeker, 966 S.W.2d 489 (Tex. 1998). “Tex PROp.Code § 55.007(a). Villegas made one written and several oral offers to settle.”
Daughters of Charity Health Servs. of Waco v. Linnstaedter, 151 S.W.3d 667 (Tex. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “Laws at 3564 (amended 2003) (current version at Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 55.007 (Vernon Supp.”
Allstate Indem. Co. v. Mem'l Herman Health Sys., 437 S.W.3d 570 (Tex. App. 2014). “at 541 (citing Tex. Prop.Code § 55.007(a)). The Court went on to comment that, “[b]ecause the Legislature specified a remedy for failure to properly satisfy a hospital lien, and did not include a concomitant cause of action for enforcement, we question the propriety of reading…”
Pride Transp. v. Cont'l Cas. Co., 804 F. Supp. 2d 520 (N.D. Tex. 2011). “See Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 55.007(a) (West 2007).”
Richards v. Am. Nat. Prop. & Cas., 195 S.W.3d 758 (Tex. App. 2006). “See TEX. PROP.CODE ANN. § 55.007 (Vernon Suppp.”
McAllen Hospitals, L.P. v. State Farm Cnty. Mut. Ins. Co., 433 S.W.3d 575 (Tex. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “Texas Hospital and Emergency Medical Service Liens Statutes Under Chapter 55 of the Texas Property Code, a hospital may hold 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…”
Richards v. Am. Nat'l Prop. & Cas. Co., 195 S.W.3d 758 (Tex. App. 2006). “See Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 55.007 (Vernon Suppp.”
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hosp. Fort Worth v. Stephen Featherly, 648 S.W.3d 556 (Tex. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “Moreover, as discussed in more detail below, the hospital lien statute provides that before Featherly could offer a valid release and thereby obtain a settlement in the personal injury suit, it was Featherly’s responsibility to either pay the Hospital’s charges or to facilitate…”
Geico Choice Ins. Co. v. Jeffrey Stern D/B/A Stern Law Grp. (Tex. App. 2019). “TEX. PROP. CODE ANN. § 55.007. Based on the foregoing, we hold that SLG does not have a right to maintain a separate cause of action against GEICO for recovery of additional attorney’s fees in this case.”
Joseph Richards v. Am. Nat'l Prop. & Cas. Co., Joanie Cummins, Dewey L. Vines, Tina M. Vines, Brenda Vines & Christus Health Se. Texas D/B/A Christus St. Elizabeth Hosp. (Tex. App. 2006). “See Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 55.007 (Vernon Suppp.”
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Tex. Prop. Code § 55.007(a): 4 cases
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 § 55.007(a). Because the Legislature specified a remedy for failure to properly satisfy a hospital lien, and did not include a concomitant cause of action for enforcement, we question the propriety of reading into the statute such an additional remedy.”
Trinity Universal Ins. Co. v. Bleeker, 966 S.W.2d 489 (Tex. 1998). “Tex PROp.Code § 55.007(a). Villegas made one written and several oral offers to settle.”
Allstate Indem. Co. v. Mem'l Herman Health Sys., 437 S.W.3d 570 (Tex. App. 2014). “at 541 (citing Tex. Prop.Code § 55.007(a)). The Court went on to comment that, “[b]ecause the Legislature specified a remedy for failure to properly satisfy a hospital lien, and did not include a concomitant cause of action for enforcement, we question the propriety of reading…”
Pride Transp. v. Cont'l Cas. Co., 804 F. Supp. 2d 520 (N.D. Tex. 2011). “See Tex. Prop.Code Ann. § 55.007(a) (West 2007).”
Tex. Prop. Code § 55.007(a)(2): 3 cases
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 § 55.007(a). Because the Legislature specified a remedy for failure to properly satisfy a hospital lien, and did not include a concomitant cause of action for enforcement, we question the propriety of reading into the statute such an additional remedy.”
McAllen Hospitals, L.P. v. State Farm Cnty. Mut. Ins. Co., 433 S.W.3d 575 (Tex. App. 2012). “Texas Hospital and Emergency Medical Service Liens Statutes Under Chapter 55 of the Texas Property Code, a hospital may hold 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…”
McAllen Hospitals, L. P. D/B/A McAllen Med. Ctr. & D/B/A Edinburg Reg'l Med. Ctr. v. State Farm Cnty. Mut. Ins. Co. of Texas (Tex. App. 2012).
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