Sec. 157.005. SUBROGATION. (a) A county that has paid medical expenses, doctor bills, hospital bills, or salary for a sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, deputy constable, or other county or precinct law enforcement official under Article III, Section 52e, of the Texas Constitution, as adopted in 1967, is subrogated to the law enforcement official's right of recovery for personal injuries caused by another to the extent of the payments made by the county.
(b) A county may not refuse to pay medical expenses, doctor bills, or hospital bills on the ground that the law enforcement official has a claim for damages for personal injury.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Matters Affecting Public Officers and Employees
Subtitle B - County Officers and Employees
Chapter 157 - Assistance, Benefits, and Working Conditions of County Officers and Employees
Subchapter A. Medical Care, Hospitalization, and Insurance
Section 157.001. Hospitalization Insurance
Section 157.002. Medical Care, Hospitalization, and Insurance in Counties
Section 157.003. Hospital and Insurance Fund
Section 157.004. Disability Compensation in Counties of 290,000 to 500,000
Section 157.006. Payments for Certain Health Insurance Coverage
Section 157.007. Applicability of Subchapter
Section 157.008. Insurance Pool or Insurance Company Not Created