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| 1 | 1 | By: Hancock S.B. No. 2977 | |
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| 6 | 6 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 7 | 7 | AN ACT | |
| 8 | 8 | relating to notification by certain hospitals of certain standard | |
| 9 | 9 | of care information. | |
| 10 | 10 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 11 | 11 | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 241, Health and Safety | |
| 12 | 12 | Code is amended by adding Section 241.013 to read as follows: | |
| 13 | 13 | Sec. 241.013 DISCLOSURE BY HOSPITALS OF PEDIATRIC STANDARD | |
| 14 | 14 | OF CARE INFORMATION. (a) In this section, a hospital includes any | |
| 15 | 15 | hospital owned or operated by the state. | |
| 16 | 16 | (b) A hospital shall provide disclosure to the public | |
| 17 | 17 | regarding the standard of care available for pediatric patients. | |
| 18 | 18 | (c) The required disclosure information shall include | |
| 19 | 19 | whether the hospital is classified as a pediatric and adolescent | |
| 20 | 20 | hospital or a special hospital with the ability to provide | |
| 21 | 21 | emergency medical treatment and stabilization for pediatric | |
| 22 | 22 | patients, in accordance with nationally recognized standards. | |
| 23 | 23 | (d) The hospital shall provide disclosure to the public, | |
| 24 | 24 | including prospective patients, through the following ways: | |
| 25 | 25 | (1) verbally, when reasonable; | |
| 26 | 26 | (2) in a prominent location on their official internet | |
| 27 | 27 | website; and | |
| 28 | 28 | (3) by the hospital: | |
| 29 | 29 | (A) on any printed materials about emergency | |
| 30 | 30 | care; and | |
| 31 | 31 | (B) during the registration or check-in process | |
| 32 | 32 | for emergency services. | |
| 33 | 33 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |