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| 1 | 1 | By: Cook S.B. No. 2769 | |
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| 6 | 6 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 7 | 7 | AN ACT | |
| 8 | 8 | relating to the prohibited exclusion of certain individuals | |
| 9 | 9 | requiring specialized care from inpatient mental health | |
| 10 | 10 | facilities. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Chapter 571, Health and Safety Code, is amended | |
| 13 | 13 | by adding Section 571.0091 to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | Sec. 571.0091. PROHIBITED EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS | |
| 15 | 15 | REQUIRING SPECIALIZED CARE. An inpatient mental health facility | |
| 16 | 16 | may not deny admission to and may not discharge from the facility a | |
| 17 | 17 | patient with a bleeding disorder based solely on the individual's | |
| 18 | 18 | need for specialized treatments, including a bolus injection or | |
| 19 | 19 | subcutaneous injection, if the specialized treatment is a | |
| 20 | 20 | prescribed treatment for a bleeding disorder and administered by: | |
| 21 | 21 | (1) the individual; or | |
| 22 | 22 | (2) a licensed health care provider who is not a | |
| 23 | 23 | facility employee. | |
| 24 | 24 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |