Texas § FI.154.360 - SUBROGATION
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § FI.154.360 — SUBROGATION, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ FI.154.360. SUBROGATION
SUBROGATION. (a) A person receiving a benefit under this subchapter, including a payment of or on account of a contractual obligation or provision of substitute or alternative prepaid funeral benefits, is considered to have assigned to the fund the rights under, and any cause of action relating to, the prepaid funeral benefits contract to the extent of the benefit received. Notwithstanding this assignment by law, the commissioner may require a payee to execute a formal assignment of the person's rights and cause of action to the fund as a condition of receiving a right or benefit under this subchapter. (b) The fund retains all common law rights of subrogation and any other equitable or legal remedy that would have been available to a recipient of benefits from the fund with respect to a prepaid funeral benefits contract. (c) The commissioner, on behalf of the fund, may bring an action against any person and may employ and compensate a consultant, an agent, legal counsel, an accountant, or any other person the commissioner considers appropriate to collect a subrogated amount. Payment shall be made from the appropriate account within the fund for these services. Any recovery of a subrogated amount shall be deposited in the appropriate account within the fund. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1190 (H.B. 3762 ), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2009. SUBCHAPTER I. CRIMINAL PENALTIES AND CIVIL REMEDIES
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What does The Texas Constitution § FI.154.360 cover?
Section FI.154.360 ("SUBROGATION") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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