Texas Health and Safety Code
§ 161.501 — RESOURCE PAMPHLET AND RESOURCE GUIDE PROVIDED TO PARENTS OF NEWBORN CHILDREN
HS § 161.501Title 2. HEALTH · Part H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS · Ch. 161. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS · Art. T. INFORMATION FOR PARENTS OF NEWBORN CHILDREN
Statute text
View on source(a)A hospital, birthing center, physician, nurse midwife, or midwife who provides prenatal care to a pregnant woman during gestation or at delivery of an infant shall:
(1)provide the woman and the father of the infant, if possible, or another adult caregiver for the infant, with a resource pamphlet that includes:
(A)a list of the names, addresses, and phone numbers of professional organizations that provide postpartum counseling and assistance to parents relating to postpartum depression and other emotional trauma associated with pregnancy and parenting;
(B)information regarding the prevention of shaken baby syndrome including:
(i)techniques for coping with anger caused by a crying baby;
(ii)different methods for preventing a person from shaking a newborn, infant, or other young child;
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Legislative history
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 106 (H.B. 1510), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 171 (H.B. 1240), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 575 (H.B. 3336), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0482, eff. April 2, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1081 (H.B. 2574), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (S.B. 791), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 645 (H.B. 3940), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.