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| 1 | 1 | 89R12351 MPF-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: RodrÃguez Ramos H.B. No. 3406 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to the medical accuracy of informational materials given | |
| 10 | 10 | to a woman seeking an abortion. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Section 171.014(d), Health and Safety Code, is | |
| 13 | 13 | amended to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | (d) The department shall annually review the materials to | |
| 15 | 15 | determine if changes to the contents of the materials are | |
| 16 | 16 | necessary. The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary | |
| 17 | 17 | for considering and making changes to the materials, including | |
| 18 | 18 | rules requiring the department to: | |
| 19 | 19 | (1) periodically submit the materials to the American | |
| 20 | 20 | College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists to verify that the | |
| 21 | 21 | materials are medically accurate; and | |
| 22 | 22 | (2) revise the materials to incorporate any | |
| 23 | 23 | recommendations from the American College of Obstetricians and | |
| 24 | 24 | Gynecologists for improving the medical accuracy of the materials. | |
| 25 | 25 | SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date | |
| 26 | 26 | of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human | |
| 27 | 27 | Services Commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement the | |
| 28 | 28 | changes in law made by this Act. | |
| 29 | 29 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |