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TX Health & Safety Code § 161.614 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 161 - Public Health Provisions|Subchapter V. Fee on Cigarettes and Cigarette Tobacco Products Manufactured by Certain Companies|Section 161.614. Rules

Sec. 161.614.  RULES.  The comptroller may issue rules and regulations as necessary to carry out or enforce this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1305 (H.B. 3536), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 161.651 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 161 - Public Health Provisions|Subchapter W. Information Regarding Down Syndrome|Section 161.651. Definitions

Sec. 161.651.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Down syndrome" means a chromosomal condition caused by the presence of an extra whole or partial copy of chromosome 21. (2)  "Health care provider" has the meaning assigned by Section 34.001 and includes a genetic counselor.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 811 (H.B. 3374), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 161.652 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 161 - Public Health Provisions|Subchapter W. Information Regarding Down Syndrome|Section 161.652. Information Regarding Down Syndrome

Sec. 161.652.  INFORMATION REGARDING DOWN SYNDROME.  (a)  The department shall make available information regarding Down syndrome that includes:(1)  information addressing physical, developmental, educational, and psychosocial outcomes, life expectancy, clinical course, and intellectual and functional development for individuals with Down syndrome;(2)  information regarding available treatment options for individuals with Down syndrome;(3)  contact information for national and local Down syndrome education and support programs, services, and organizations, including organizations in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin, and information hotlines, resource centers, and clearinghouses; and(4)  any other information required by the department.(b)  The information described by Subsection (a) must be:(1)  current, evidence-based information that:(A)  has been reviewed by medical experts and local Down syndrome organizations; and(B)  does not explicitly or implicitly present pregnancy termination as an option when a prenatal test indicates that the unborn child has Down syndrome; and(2)  published in English and Spanish.(c)  The department shall make the information described by Subsection (a) available on the department's Internet website in a format that may be easily printed. The department may provide the information described by Subsection (a) in writing to health care providers if the department determines that providing written information is cost-effective.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 811 (H.B. 3374), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 161.653 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 161 - Public Health Provisions|Subchapter W. Information Regarding Down Syndrome|Section 161.653. Duty of Health Care Provider

Sec. 161.653.  DUTY OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.  (a)  A health care provider who administers or causes to be administered a test for Down syndrome or who initially diagnoses a child with Down syndrome shall provide the information described by Section 161.652 to:(1)  expectant parents who receive a prenatal test result indicating a probability or diagnosis that the unborn child has Down syndrome; or(2)  a parent of a child who receives:(A)  a test result indicating a probability or diagnosis that the child has Down syndrome; or(B)  a diagnosis of Down syndrome.(b)  In addition to providing the information described by Subsection (a), a health care provider may provide additional information about Down syndrome that is current and evidence-based and has been reviewed by medical experts and national Down syndrome organizations. (c)  Notwithstanding any other law, this section does not impose a standard of care or create an obligation or duty that provides a basis for a cause of action against a health care provider. A health care provider may not be held civilly or criminally liable for failing to provide information as required by Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 811 (H.B. 3374), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 165.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 165 - Breast-Feeding|Subchapter A. Breast-Feeding Rights and Policies|Section 165.001. Legislative Finding

Sec. 165.001.  LEGISLATIVE FINDING.  The legislature finds that breast-feeding a baby is an important and basic act of nurture that must be encouraged in the interests of maternal and child health and family values.  In compliance with the breast-feeding promotion program established under the federal Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. Section 1771 et seq.), the legislature recognizes breast-feeding as the best method of infant nutrition.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 600, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 165.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 165 - Breast-Feeding|Subchapter A. Breast-Feeding Rights and Policies|Section 165.002. Right to Breast-Feed or Express Breast Milk

Sec. 165.002.  RIGHT TO BREAST-FEED OR EXPRESS BREAST MILK.  A mother is entitled to breast-feed her baby or express breast milk in any location in which the mother's presence is otherwise authorized.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 600, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 731 (H.B. 541), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 165.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 165 - Breast-Feeding|Subchapter A. Breast-Feeding Rights and Policies|Section 165.003. Business Designation as "Mother-Friendly"

Sec. 165.003.  BUSINESS DESIGNATION AS "MOTHER-FRIENDLY".  (a)  A business may use the designation "mother-friendly" in its promotional materials if the business develops a policy supporting the practice of worksite breast-feeding that addresses the following:(1)  work schedule flexibility, including scheduling breaks and work patterns to provide time for expression of milk;(2)  the provision of accessible locations allowing privacy;(3)  access nearby to a clean, safe water source and a sink for washing hands and rinsing out any needed breast-pumping equipment;  and(4)  access to hygienic storage alternatives in the workplace for the mother's breast milk.(b)  The business shall submit its breast-feeding policy to the department.  The department shall maintain a list of "mother-friendly" businesses covered under this section and shall make the list available for public inspection.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 600, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 165.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 165 - Breast-Feeding|Subchapter A. Breast-Feeding Rights and Policies|Section 165.004. Services Provided by State Agencies

Sec. 165.004.  SERVICES PROVIDED BY STATE AGENCIES.  Any state agency that administers a program providing maternal or child health services shall provide information that encourages breast-feeding to program participants who are pregnant women or mothers with infants.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 600, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 165.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 165 - Breast-Feeding|Subchapter B. Demonstration Project|Section 165.031. Legislative Recognition

Sec. 165.031.  LEGISLATIVE RECOGNITION.  The legislature recognizes a mother's responsibility to both her job and her child when she returns to work and acknowledges that a woman's choice to breast-feed benefits the family, the employer, and society.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 600, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 165.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 165 - Breast-Feeding|Subchapter B. Demonstration Project|Section 165.032. Demonstration Project

Sec. 165.032.  DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.  (a)  The department shall establish a demonstration project in Travis County to provide access to worksite breast-feeding for department employees who are mothers with infants.(b)  The department shall administer the demonstration project and shall determine the benefits of, potential barriers to, and potential costs of implementing worksite breast-feeding support policies for state employees.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 600, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 165.033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 165 - Breast-Feeding|Subchapter B. Demonstration Project|Section 165.033. Breast-Feeding Policy

Sec. 165.033.  BREAST-FEEDING POLICY.  The department shall develop recommendations supporting the practice of worksite breast-feeding that address the following:(1)  work schedule flexibility, including scheduling breaks and work patterns to provide time for expression of milk;(2)  the provision of accessible locations allowing privacy;(3)  access nearby to a clean, safe water source and a sink for washing hands and rinsing out any needed breast-pumping equipment;  and(4)  access to hygienic storage alternatives in the workplace for the mother's breast milk.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 600, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 166.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 166 - Advance Directives|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 166.001. Short Title

Sec. 166.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Advance Directives Act.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 450, Sec. 1.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 166.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 166 - Advance Directives|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 166.003. Witnesses

Sec. 166.003.  WITNESSES.  In any circumstance in which this chapter requires the execution of an advance directive or the issuance of a nonwritten advance directive to be witnessed:(1)  each witness must be a competent adult; and(2)  at least one of the witnesses must be a person who is not:(A)  a person designated by the declarant to make a health care or treatment decision;(B)  a person related to the declarant by blood or marriage;(C)  a person entitled to any part of the declarant's estate after the declarant's death under a will or codicil executed by the declarant or by operation of law;(D)  the attending physician;(E)  an employee of the attending physician;(F)  an employee of a health care facility in which the declarant is a patient if the employee is providing direct patient care to the declarant or is an officer, director, partner, or business office employee of the health care facility or of any parent organization of the health care facility; or(G)  a person who, at the time the written advance directive is executed or, if the directive is a nonwritten directive issued under this chapter, at the time the nonwritten directive is issued, has a claim against any part of the declarant's estate after the declarant's death.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 450, Sec. 1.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 435 (H.B. 3074), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 166.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 166 - Advance Directives|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 166.004. Statement Relating to Advance Directive

Sec. 166.004.  STATEMENT RELATING TO ADVANCE DIRECTIVE.  (a)  In this section, "health care provider" means:(1)  a hospital;(2)  an institution licensed under Chapter 242, including a skilled nursing facility;(3)  a home and community support services agency;(4)  an assisted living facility;  and(5)  a special care facility.(b)  A health care provider shall maintain written policies regarding the implementation of advance directives.  The policies must include a clear and precise statement of any procedure the health care provider is unwilling or unable to provide or withhold in accordance with an advance directive.(c)  Except as provided by Subsection (g), the health care provider shall provide written notice to an individual of the written policies described by Subsection (b).  The notice must be provided at the earlier of:(1)  the time the individual is admitted to receive services from the health care provider;  or(2)  the time the health care provider begins providing care to the individual.(d)  If, at the time notice is to be provided under Subsection (c), the individual is incompetent or otherwise incapacitated and unable to receive the notice required by this section, the provider shall provide the required written notice, in the following order of preference, to:(1)  the individual's legal guardian;(2)  a person responsible for the health care decisions of the individual;(3)  the individual's spouse;(4)  the individual's adult child;(5)  the individual's parent;  or(6)  the person admitting the individual.(e)  If Subsection (d) applies and except as provided by Subsection (f), if a health care provider is unable, after diligent search, to locate an individual listed by Subsection (d), the health care provider is not required to provide the notice.(f)  If an individual who was incompetent or otherwise incapacitated and unable to receive the notice required by this section at the time notice was to be provided under Subsection (c) later becomes able to receive the notice, the health care provider shall provide the written notice at the time the individual becomes able to receive the notice.(g)  This section does not apply to outpatient hospital services, including emergency services.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 450, Sec. 1.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0500, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 166.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 166 - Advance Directives|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 166.005. Enforceability of Advance Directives Executed in Another Jurisdiction

Sec. 166.005.  ENFORCEABILITY OF ADVANCE DIRECTIVES EXECUTED IN ANOTHER JURISDICTION.  An advance directive or similar instrument validly executed in another state or jurisdiction shall be given the same effect as an advance directive validly executed under the law of this state.  This section does not authorize the administration, withholding, or withdrawal of health care otherwise prohibited by the laws of this state.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 450, Sec. 1.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 166.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 166 - Advance Directives|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 166.006. Effect of Advance Directive on Insurance Policy and Premiums

Sec. 166.006.  EFFECT OF ADVANCE DIRECTIVE ON INSURANCE POLICY AND PREMIUMS.  (a)  The fact that a person has executed or issued an advance directive does not:(1)  restrict, inhibit, or impair in any manner the sale, procurement, or issuance of a life insurance policy to that person;  or(2)  modify the terms of an existing life insurance policy.(b)  Notwithstanding the terms of any life insurance policy, the fact that life-sustaining treatment is withheld or withdrawn from an insured qualified patient under this chapter does not legally impair or invalidate that person's life insurance policy and may not be a factor for the purpose of determining, under the life insurance policy, whether benefits are payable or the cause of death.(c)  The fact that a person has executed or issued or failed to execute or issue an advance directive may not be considered in any way in establishing insurance premiums.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 450, Sec. 1.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 166.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 166 - Advance Directives|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 166.007. Execution of Advance Directive May Not Be Required

Sec. 166.007.  EXECUTION OF ADVANCE DIRECTIVE MAY NOT BE REQUIRED.  A physician, health facility, health care provider, insurer, or health care service plan may not require a person to execute or issue an advance directive as a condition for obtaining insurance for health care services or receiving health care services.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 450, Sec. 1.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 166.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 166 - Advance Directives|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 166.008. Conflict Between Advance Directives

Sec. 166.008.  CONFLICT BETWEEN ADVANCE DIRECTIVES.  To the extent that a treatment decision or an advance directive validly executed or issued under this chapter conflicts with another treatment decision or an advance directive executed or issued under this chapter, the treatment decision made or instrument executed later in time controls.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 450, Sec. 1.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 166.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 166 - Advance Directives|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 166.009. Certain Life-Sustaining Treatment Not Required

Sec. 166.009.  CERTAIN LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT NOT REQUIRED.  This chapter may not be construed to require the provision of life-sustaining treatment that cannot be provided to a patient without denying the same treatment to another patient.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 450, Sec. 1.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 166.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 166 - Advance Directives|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 166.010. Applicability of Federal Law Relating to Child Abuse and Neglect

Sec. 166.010.  APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL LAW RELATING TO CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.  This chapter is subject to applicable federal law and regulations relating to child abuse and neglect to the extent applicable to the state based on its receipt of federal funds.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1228, Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 166.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 166 - Advance Directives|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 166.011. Digital or Electronic Signature

Sec. 166.011.  DIGITAL OR ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE.  (a)  For an advance directive in which a signature by a declarant, witness, or notary public is required or used, the declarant, witness, or notary public may sign the directive or a written revocation of the directive using:(1)  a digital signature that:(A)  uses an algorithm approved by the department;(B)  is unique to the person using it;(C)  is capable of verification;(D)  is under the sole control of the person using it;(E)  is linked to data in a manner that invalidates the digital signature if the data is changed;(F)  persists with the document and not by association in separate files; and(G)  is bound to a digital certificate; or(2)  an electronic signature that:(A)  is capable of verification;(B)  is under the sole control of the person using it;(C)  is linked to data in a manner that invalidates the electronic signature if the data is changed; and(D)  persists with the document and not by association in separate files.(b)  In approving an algorithm for purposes of Subsection (a)(1)(A), the department may consider an algorithm approved by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.(c)  The executive commissioner by rule shall modify the advance directive forms required under this chapter as necessary to provide for the use of a digital or electronic signature that complies with the requirements of this section.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 461 (H.B. 2585), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0501, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 166.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 166 - Advance Directives|Subchapter B. Directive to Physicians|Section 166.031. Definitions

Sec. 166.031.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Directive" means an instruction made under Section 166.032, 166.034, or 166.035 to administer, withhold, or withdraw life-sustaining treatment in the event of a terminal or irreversible condition.(2)  "Qualified patient" means a patient with a terminal or irreversible condition that has been diagnosed and certified in writing by the attending physician.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 208, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 5.04, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.  Renumbered from Sec. 672.002 and amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 450, Sec. 1.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 166.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 166 - Advance Directives|Subchapter B. Directive to Physicians|Section 166.032. Written Directive by Competent Adult; Notice to Physician

Sec. 166.032.  WRITTEN DIRECTIVE BY COMPETENT ADULT;  NOTICE TO PHYSICIAN.  (a)  A competent adult may at any time execute a written directive.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), the declarant must sign the directive in the presence of two witnesses who qualify under Section 166.003, at least one of whom must be a witness who qualifies under Section 166.003(2).  The witnesses must sign the directive.(b-1)  The declarant, in lieu of signing in the presence of witnesses, may sign the directive and have the signature acknowledged before a notary public.(c)  A declarant may include in a directive directions other than those provided by Section 166.033 and may designate in a directive a person to make a health care or treatment decision for the declarant in the event the declarant becomes incompetent or otherwise mentally or physically incapable of communication.(d)  A declarant shall notify the attending physician of the existence of a written directive.  If the declarant is incompetent or otherwise mentally or physically incapable of communication, another person may notify the attending physician of the existence of the written directive.  The attending physician shall make the directive a part of the declarant's medical record.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 209, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 291, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.  Renumbered from Sec. 672.003 and amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 450, Sec. 1.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 461 (H.B. 2585), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 435 (H.B. 3074), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.|