89R2290 CMO-D
By: Howard, Johnson, et al. H.B. No. 713
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an exception to certain reporting requirements for
health care providers reviewing selected cases for the Texas
Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 34, Health and Safety Code, is amended by
adding Section 34.0085 to read as follows:
Sec. 34.0085. CASE INFORMATION EXCEPTED FROM PROFESSIONAL
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. Notwithstanding any other law and for
purposes of this chapter, a health care provider, including a
nurse, who during the review of information relevant to a case
selected for review under this chapter learns of conduct related to
the provider's profession that is subject to a reporting
requirement is exempt from that reporting requirement for the
reviewed information.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.