Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 161.653 — DUTY OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDER

HS § 161.653Title 2. HEALTH · Part H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS · Ch. 161. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS · Art. W. INFORMATION REGARDING DOWN SYNDROME

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(a)A health care provider who administers or causes to be administered a test for Down syndrome or who initially diagnoses a child with Down syndrome shall provide the information described by Section 161.652 to:

(1)expectant parents who receive a prenatal test result indicating a probability or diagnosis that the unborn child has Down syndrome; or

(2)a parent of a child who receives:

(A)a test result indicating a probability or diagnosis that the child has Down syndrome; or

(B)a diagnosis of Down syndrome.

(b)In addition to providing the information described by Subsection (a), a health care provider may provide additional information about Down syndrome that is current and evidence-based and has been reviewed by medical experts and national Down syndrome organizations.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 811 (H.B. 3374), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.