| 1 | 1 | | 88R12893 BDP-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Garcia, Gervin-Hawkins, Campos, Lujan, H.B. No. 2898 |
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| 3 | 3 | | Allison |
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| 6 | 6 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 7 | 7 | | AN ACT |
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| 8 | 8 | | relating to the definition of preventable death of a child. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 264.501(8), Family Code, is amended to |
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| 11 | 11 | | read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | (8) "Preventable death" means a death that may have |
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| 13 | 13 | | been prevented by reasonable medical, social, legal, |
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| 14 | 14 | | psychological, or educational intervention. The term includes the |
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| 15 | 15 | | death of a child from: |
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| 16 | 16 | | (A) intentional or unintentional injuries; |
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| 17 | 17 | | (B) medical neglect; |
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| 18 | 18 | | (C) lack of access to medical care; |
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| 19 | 19 | | (D) neglect and reckless conduct, including |
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| 20 | 20 | | failure to supervise and failure to seek medical care; [and] |
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| 21 | 21 | | (E) premature birth associated with any factor |
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| 22 | 22 | | described by Paragraphs (A) through (D); and |
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| 23 | 23 | | (F) suicide. |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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