Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 161.703 — EXCEPTIONS

HS § 161.703Title 2. HEALTH · Part H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS · Ch. 161. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS · Art. Y. GENDER TRANSITIONING AND GENDER REASSIGNMENT PROCEDURES AND TREATMENTS FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN

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(a)Section 161.702 does not apply to the provision by a physician or health care provider, with the consent of the child's parent or legal guardian, of:

(1)puberty suppression or blocking prescription drugs for the purpose of normalizing puberty for a minor experiencing precocious puberty; or

(2)appropriate and medically necessary procedures or treatments to a child who:

(A)is born with a medically verifiable genetic disorder of sex development, including:

(i)46,XX chromosomes with virilization;

(ii)46,XY chromosomes with undervirilization; or

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 335 (S.B. 14), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023. Redesignated from Health and Safety Code, Subchapter X, Chapter 161 by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 204 (H.B. 1620), Sec. 22.001(20), eff. September 1, 2025.