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Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 161.681 — NOTICE FOR CHILDREN RECEIVING CHEMOTHERAPY OR RADIATION

HS § 161.681Title 2. HEALTH · Part H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS · Ch. 161. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS · Art. X. INFORMATION REGARDING RISK OF IMPAIRED FERTILITY FROM CANCER TREATMENTS

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(a)A health care facility at which a child will begin receiving chemotherapy or radiation that may directly or indirectly cause impaired fertility must, before the treatment begins, notify the child's parents or legal guardians of the risk of impaired fertility from treatment.
(b)The department shall develop and make available a written notice for a health care facility to use for purposes of this section.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 819 (H.B. 1649), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.

Source: Texas Health and Safety Code § 161.681 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.