Texas Health and Safety Code
§ 172.002 — REMOVAL OF PLACENTA FROM HOSPITAL OR BIRTHING CENTER
HS § 172.002Title 2. HEALTH · Part H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS · Ch. 172. REMOVAL OF PLACENTA FROM HOSPITAL OR BIRTHING CENTER
Statute text
View on source(a)Except for the portion of a delivered placenta that is necessary for an examination described by Subsection (d), a hospital or birthing center without a court order shall allow a woman who has given birth in the facility, or a spouse of the woman if the woman is incapacitated or deceased, to take possession of and remove from the facility the placenta if:
(1)the woman tests negative for infectious diseases as evidenced by the results of the diagnostic testing required by Section 81.090; and
(2)the person taking possession of the placenta signs a form prescribed by the department acknowledging that:
(A)the person has received from the hospital or birthing center educational information prescribed by the department concerning the spread of blood-borne diseases from placentas, the danger of ingesting formalin, and the proper handling of placentas; and
(B)the placenta is for personal use.
(b)A person removing a placenta from a hospital or birthing center under this section may only retain the placenta for personal use and may not sell the placenta.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 740 (H.B. 1670), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2015.