Sec. 157.103. SUBROGATION. (a) A county that has paid group health and related benefits for a sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, deputy constable, or other county or precinct law enforcement official 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 group health and related benefits on the ground that the law enforcement official has a claim for damages for personal injury.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 630, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
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 F. Group Health and Related Benefits
Section 157.101. Group Health and Related Benefits
Section 157.102. Group Health and Related Benefits Fund
Section 157.104. Payments for Certain Health Coverage
Section 157.105. Applicability of Subchapter
Section 157.106. Insurance Pool or Insurance Company Not Created