83S10055 JSC-F
By: Burkett H.B. No. 57
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to requirements for physicians who perform or induce
abortions; creating an offense.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 171, Health and Safety
Code, is amended by adding Section 171.0031 to read as follows:
Sec. 171.0031. REQUIREMENTS OF PHYSICIAN; OFFENSE. (a) A
physician performing or inducing an abortion:
(1) must, on the date the abortion is performed or
induced, have active admitting privileges at a hospital that:
(A) is located not further than 30 miles from the
location at which the abortion is performed or induced; and
(B) provides obstetrical or gynecological health
care services;
(2) shall provide the patient with:
(A) a telephone number by which the patient may,
for 30 days following the procedure, 24 hours a day, reach the
physician, health care personnel employed by the physician, or
personnel employed by the facility at which the abortion was
performed or induced who have access to the patient's relevant
medical records to request assistance for any complications that
arise from the performance or inducement of the abortion; and
(B) the name and telephone number of the nearest
hospital to the home of the patient at which an emergency arising
from the abortion would be treated; and
(3) shall maintain the patient's medical records in
accordance with rules adopted by the Texas Medical Board.
(b) A physician who violates Subsection (a) commits an
offense. An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor
punishable by a fine only, not to exceed $4,000.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2014.