Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 34.020 — PROGRAM TO DELIVER PRENATAL AND POSTPARTUM CARE THROUGH TELEHEALTH OR TELEMEDICINE MEDICAL SERVICES IN CERTAIN COUNTIES

HS § 34.020Title 2. HEALTH · Part B. HEALTH PROGRAMS · Ch. 34. TEXAS MATERNAL MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY REVIEW COMMITTEE

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(a)In this section:

(1)"Postpartum care" and "prenatal care" have the meanings assigned by Section 32.002.

(2)"Telehealth service" and "telemedicine medical service" have the meanings assigned by Section 111.001, Occupations Code.

(b)The commission, in consultation with the task force, shall develop a program to deliver prenatal and postpartum care through telehealth services or telemedicine medical services to pregnant women with a low risk of experiencing pregnancy-related complications, as determined by a physician. The commission shall implement the program in:

(1)at least two counties with populations of more than 2.5 million;

(2)at least one county with a population of more than 100,000 and less than 500,000; and

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