Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 171.006 — REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR ABORTIONS PERFORMED ON WOMEN YOUNGER THAN 18 YEARS OF AGE

HS § 171.006Title 2. HEALTH · Part H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS · Ch. 171. ABORTION · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Statute text

(a)For each abortion performed on a woman who is younger than 18 years of age, the physician who performed the abortion shall document in the woman's medical record and report to the commission in the report required under Section 245.011:

(1)one of the following methods for obtaining authorization for the abortion:

(A)the woman's parent, managing conservator, or legal guardian provided the written consent required by Section 164.052(a)(19), Occupations Code;

(B)the woman obtained judicial authorization under Section 33.003 or 33.004, Family Code;

(C)the woman consented to the abortion if the woman has had the disabilities of minority removed and is authorized under law to have the abortion without the written consent required by Section 164.052(a)(19), Occupations Code, or without judicial authorization under Section 33.003 or 33.004, Family Code; or

(D)the physician concluded and documented in writing in the woman's medical record that on the basis of the physician's good faith clinical judgment:

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 9 (H.B. 215), Sec. 2, eff. November 14, 2017.