89R4395 MCF-F
By: Huffman S.B. No. 1899
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the minimum standards of care provided to sexual
assault survivors by health care facilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 323.004(b), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) A health care facility providing care to a sexual
assault survivor shall provide the survivor with:
(1) subject to Subsection (b-1), a forensic medical
examination in accordance with Subchapter B, Chapter 420,
Government Code, and Subchapter G, Chapter 56A, Code of Criminal
Procedure;
(2) a private area, if available, to wait or speak with
the appropriate medical, legal, or sexual assault crisis center
staff or volunteer until a physician, nurse, or physician assistant
is able to treat the survivor;
(3) access to a sexual assault program advocate, if
available, as provided by Subchapter H, Chapter 56A, Code of
Criminal Procedure;
(4) the information form required by Section 323.005;
(5) a private treatment room, if available;
(6) if indicated by the history of contact, access to
appropriate prophylaxis for exposure to sexually transmitted
infections;
(7) the name and telephone number of the nearest
sexual assault crisis center; [and]
(8) if the health care facility has shower facilities,
access to a shower at no cost to the survivor after the examination
described by Subdivision (1); and
(9) if the survivor consents and the treatment is
clinically indicated, an emergency contraceptive approved by the
United States Food and Drug Administration to prevent pregnancy.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.