(a) Subject to Subsection (c), a volunteer health practitioner who provides health or veterinary services under this chapter is not liable for damages for an act or omission of the practitioner in providing those services.
(b) A person is not vicariously liable for damages for an act or omission of a volunteer health practitioner if the practitioner is not liable for the damages under Subsection (a).

Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 115.011

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.

(c) This section does not limit the liability of a volunteer health practitioner for:
(1) wilful misconduct or wanton, grossly negligent, reckless, or criminal conduct;
(2) an intentional tort;
(3) breach of contract;
(4) a claim asserted by a host entity or by an entity located in this or another state that employs or uses the services of the practitioner; or
(5) an act or omission relating to the operation of a motor vehicle, vessel, aircraft, or other vehicle.
(d) A person who operates, uses, or relies on information provided by the volunteer health practitioner registration system under this chapter is not liable for damages for an act or omission relating to that operation, use, or reliance unless the act or omission is an intentional tort or is wilful misconduct or wanton, grossly negligent, reckless, or criminal conduct.

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