Catherine Johnson Individually, and as Personal Representative and Heir of the Estate of Freddie Mae Johnson v. PHCC-Westwood Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, LLC D/B/A Westwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center and Viren Shah, M.D.

OPINION

Jane Bland, Justice

In this health care liability suit, the trial court granted a final summary judgment based on the statute of limitations, impliedly holding that the authorizations for medical records accompanying Catherine’s notice of a health care claim were deficient and thus ineffective to toll limitations. See Tex. Crv. PRAC. & Rem. Code Ann. § 74.051(a), (c) (West 2015) (providing for 75-day tolling period if plaintiff sends compliant notice and medical records authorization to health care provider).

Catherine Johnson, individually and as the personal representative and heir of…