89R15937 AB-D
By: Morales of Harris H.B. No. 3961
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the establishment of a perimenopause and menopause
educational program by the Department of State Health Services.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 2, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Chapter 56 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 56. PERIMENOPAUSE AND MENOPAUSE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
Sec. 56.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "program" means
the perimenopause and menopause educational program established
under this chapter.
Sec. 56.002. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM. The department
shall establish a perimenopause and menopause educational program
to educate residents of this state about:
(1) symptoms of and treatments for perimenopause and
menopause, including symptoms for which a woman is advised to
consult a health care provider;
(2) the physiological process of perimenopause and
menopause;
(3) approaches for encouraging women to discuss
perimenopause and menopause; and
(4) other information as determined by the department.
Sec. 56.003. CONSULTATION WITH HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. The
department may consult with health care providers, including
obstetricians, gynecologists, community health centers, and
hospitals, with expertise in women's health care to implement the
program.
Sec. 56.004. INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS. (a) The department
shall develop written and electronic informational materials for
the program, including materials to address the educational goals
established under Section 56.002.
(b) The department shall post the informational materials
on the department's Internet website and print the materials for
distribution at program events.
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the Department of State Health Services shall
establish the program and develop the informational materials as
required by Chapter 56, Health and Safety Code, as added by this
Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.