Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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1		-	89R22703 MCF-F
2		-	By: Ordaz, Orr, Rose, Frank, Howard, et al. H.B. No. 220
3		-	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 220:
4		-	By: VanDeaver C.S.H.B. No. 220
	1	+	89R4395 MCF-F
	2	+	By: Ordaz H.B. No. 220
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9	7		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
10	8		AN ACT
11		-	relating to the care provided to sexual ~~assault survivors by health~~
12		-	care facilities.
	9	+	relating to the minimum standards of care provided to sexual
	10	+	assault survivors by health care facilities.
13	11		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
14		-	SECTION 1. Section 323.004, Health and Safety Code, is
15		-	amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-2) to
16		-	read as follows:
	12	+	SECTION 1. Section 323.004(b), Health and Safety Code, is
	13	+	amended to read as follows:
17	14		(b) A health care facility providing care to a sexual
18	15		assault survivor shall provide the survivor with:
19	16		(1) subject to Subsection (b-1), a forensic medical
20	17		examination in accordance with Subchapter B, Chapter 420,
21	18		Government Code, and Subchapter G, Chapter 56A, Code of Criminal
22	19		Procedure;
23	20		(2) a private area, if available, to wait or speak with
24	21		the appropriate medical, legal, or sexual assault crisis center
25	22		staff or volunteer until a physician, nurse, or physician assistant
26	23		is able to treat the survivor;
27	24		(3) access to a sexual assault program advocate, if
28	25		available, as provided by Subchapter H, Chapter 56A, Code of
29	26		Criminal Procedure;
30	27		(4) the information form required by Section 323.005;
31	28		(5) a private treatment room, if available;
32	29		(6) if indicated by the history of contact, access to
33	30		appropriate prophylaxis for exposure to sexually transmitted
34	31		infections;
35	32		(7) the name and telephone number of the nearest
36	33		sexual assault crisis center; [and]
37	34		(8) if the health care facility has shower facilities,
38	35		access to a shower at no cost to the survivor after the examination
39	36		described by Subdivision (1); and
40	37		(9) if the survivor consents and the treatment is
41	38		clinically indicated, an emergency contraceptive approved by the
42		-	United States Food and Drug Administration to prevent pregnancy by
43		-	delaying ovulation.
44		-	(b-2) A health care facility providing care to a sexual
45		-	assault survivor may not provide or offer to provide the survivor
46		-	with a drug or device that terminates a pregnancy.
	39	+	United States Food and Drug Administration to prevent pregnancy.
47	40		SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.