Texas Health and Safety Code
§ 32.047 — HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM STRATEGIC PLAN
HS § 32.047Title 2. HEALTH · Part B. HEALTH PROGRAMS · Ch. 32. MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH IMPROVEMENT · Art. B. PERINATAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section, "hyperemesis gravidarum" means a disorder that causes a woman to experience extreme, persistent nausea and vomiting during pregnancy that may lead to dehydration, weight loss, or electrolyte imbalance.
(b)The commission shall develop and implement a five-year strategic plan to improve the diagnosis and treatment of and raise public awareness of hyperemesis gravidarum. Not later than September 1 of the last state fiscal year in each five-year period, the commission shall develop a new strategic plan for the next five state fiscal years that begins with the following state fiscal year.
(c)The strategic plan must provide strategies to:
(1)increase awareness among state-administered program providers who may serve women at risk of or experiencing hyperemesis gravidarum about the prevalence and effects of hyperemesis gravidarum on outcomes for women and children;
(2)establish a referral network of community-based health care providers and support services addressing hyperemesis gravidarum;
(3)increase women's access to formal and informal peer support services, including access to certified peer specialists who have successfully completed additional training related to hyperemesis gravidarum;
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Legislative history
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 636 (H.B. 3801), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2025.