Texas Health and Safety Code
§ 167A.002 — LIMITATIONS ON CERTAIN PELVIC EXAMINATIONS
HS § 167A.002Title 2. HEALTH · Part H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS · Ch. 167A. PELVIC EXAMINATIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)A health care practitioner may not perform or delegate to another individual, including a student training to become a health care practitioner, the performance of a pelvic examination on an anesthetized or unconscious patient unless:
(1)the pelvic examination is within the standard scope of a procedure or diagnostic examination scheduled to be performed on the patient;
(2)the patient or the patient's legally authorized representative gives informed consent for the pelvic examination as provided by Subsection (b);
(3)the pelvic examination is necessary for diagnosis or treatment of the patient's medical condition; or
(4)the pelvic examination is for the purpose of collecting evidence.
(b)To obtain informed consent to perform a pelvic examination on an unconscious or anesthetized patient, a health care practitioner must:
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 251 (H.B. 1434), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.