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TX Health & Safety Code § 164.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 164 - Treatment Facilities Marketing and Admission Practices|Section 164.009. Disclosures and Representations

Sec. 164.009.  DISCLOSURES AND REPRESENTATIONS.  (a)  A treatment facility may not admit a patient to its facilities without fully disclosing to the patient or, if the patient is a minor, the patient's parent, managing conservator, or guardian, in, if possible, the primary language of the patient, managing conservator, or guardian, as the case may be, the following information in writing before admission:(1)  the treatment facility's estimated average daily charge for inpatient treatment with an explanation that the patient may be billed separately for services provided by mental health professionals;(2)  the name of the attending physician, if the treatment facility is a mental health facility, or the name of the attending mental health professional, if the facility is a chemical dependency facility; and(3)  the current "patient's bill of rights" as adopted by the executive commissioner that sets out restrictions to the patient's freedom that may be imposed on the patient during the patient's stay in a treatment facility.(b)  A treatment facility may not misrepresent to a patient or the parent, guardian, managing conservator, or spouse of a patient, the availability or amount of insurance coverage available to the prospective patient or the amount and percentage of a charge for which the patient will be responsible.(c)  A treatment facility may not represent to a patient who requests to leave a treatment facility against medical advice that:(1)  the patient will be subject to an involuntary commitment proceeding or subsequent emergency detention unless that representation is made by a physician or on the written instruction of a physician who has evaluated the patient within 48 hours of the representation;  or(2)  the patient's insurance company will refuse to pay all or any portion of the medical expenses previously incurred.(d)  A mental health facility may not represent or recommend that a prospective patient should be admitted for inpatient treatment unless the representation is made by a licensed physician or, subsequent to evaluation by a licensed physician, by a mental health professional.(e)  A chemical dependency facility may not represent or recommend that a prospective patient should be admitted to a facility for treatment unless and until:(1)  the prospective patient has been evaluated, in person, by a mental health professional; and(2)  a mental health professional determines that the patient meets the facility's admission standards.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 705, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0497, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1211 (S.B. 1560), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 164.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 164 - Treatment Facilities Marketing and Admission Practices|Section 164.010. Prohibited Acts

Sec. 164.010.  PROHIBITED ACTS.  It is a violation of this chapter, in connection with the marketing of mental health services, for a person to:(1)  advertise, expressly or impliedly, the services of a treatment facility through the use of:(A)  promises of cure or guarantees of treatment results that cannot be substantiated;  or(B)  any unsubstantiated claims;(2)  advertise, expressly or impliedly, the availability of intervention and assessment services unless and until the services are available and are provided by mental health professionals licensed or certified to provide the particular service;(3)  fail to disclose before soliciting a referral source or prospective patient to induce a person to use the services of the treatment facility an affiliation between a treatment facility and its soliciting agents, employees, or contractors;(4)  obtain information considered confidential by state or federal law regarding a person for the purpose of soliciting that person to use the services of a treatment facility unless and until consent is obtained from the person or, in the case of a minor, the person's parent, managing conservator, or legal guardian or another person with authority to give that authorization;  or(5)  represent that a referral service is a qualified mental health referral service unless and until the referral service complies with Section 164.007.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 705, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 164.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 164 - Treatment Facilities Marketing and Admission Practices|Section 164.011. Injunction

Sec. 164.011.  INJUNCTION.  (a)  If it appears that a person is in violation of this chapter, the attorney general, a district attorney, or a county attorney may institute an action for injunctive relief to restrain the person from continuing the violation and for civil penalties of not less than $1,000 and not more than $25,000 per violation.(b)  A civil action filed under this section shall be filed in a district court in Travis County or in the county in which the defendant resides.(c)  The attorney general, a district attorney, or a county attorney may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining injunctive relief, civil penalties, or both, under this section, including court costs, reasonable attorney fees, investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition expenses.(d)  A civil penalty recovered in a suit instituted by a local government under this chapter shall be paid to that local government.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 705, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 164.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 164 - Treatment Facilities Marketing and Admission Practices|Section 164.012. Penalties

Sec. 164.012.  PENALTIES.  In addition to the penalties prescribed by this chapter, a violation of a provision of this chapter by an individual or treatment facility that is licensed by a state health care regulatory agency is subject to the same consequences as a violation of the licensing law applicable to the individual or treatment facility or of a rule adopted under that licensing law.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 705, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 164.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 164 - Treatment Facilities Marketing and Admission Practices|Section 164.013. Deceptive Trade Practices

Sec. 164.013.  DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES.  A person may bring suit under Subchapter E, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code, for a violation of this chapter, and a public or private right or remedy prescribed by that subchapter may be used to enforce this chapter.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 705, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 164.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 164 - Treatment Facilities Marketing and Admission Practices|Section 164.014. Rule-Making Authority

Sec. 164.014.  RULE-MAKING AUTHORITY.  The executive commissioner may adopt rules interpreting the provisions of this chapter relating to the activities of a chemical dependency facility or mental health facility under the department's jurisdiction.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 705, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0498, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 167.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 167 - Female Genital Mutilation|Section 167.001. Female Genital Mutilation Prohibited

Sec. 167.001.  FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION PROHIBITED.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person:(1)  knowingly circumcises, excises, or infibulates any part of the labia majora or labia minora or clitoris of another person who is younger than 18 years of age;(2)  is a parent or legal guardian of another person who is younger than 18 years of age and knowingly consents to or permits an act described by Subdivision (1) to be performed on that person; or(3)  knowingly transports or facilitates the transportation of another person who is younger than 18 years of age within this state or from this state for the purpose of having an act described by Subdivision (1) performed on that person.(b)  An offense under this section is a state jail felony.(c)  It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a) that:(1)  the person performing the act is a physician or other licensed health care professional and the act is within the scope of the person's license;  and(2)  the act is performed for medical purposes.(d)  It is not a defense to prosecution under this section that: (1)  the person on whom the circumcision, excision, or infibulation was performed or was to be performed, or another person authorized to consent to medical treatment of that person, including that person's parent or legal guardian, consented to the circumcision, excision, or infibulation; (2)  the circumcision, excision, or infibulation is required by a custom or practice of a particular group; or(3)  the circumcision, excision, or infibulation was performed or was to be performed as part of or in connection with a religious or other ritual.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 642, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.  Renumbered from Sec. 166.001 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 21.001(75), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 537 (S.B. 323), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 167A.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 167A - Pelvic Examinations|Section 167A.001. Definitions

Sec. 167A.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Health care practitioner" means a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse licensed to practice in this state.(2)  "Patient's legally authorized representative" means:(A)  a parent, managing conservator, or guardian of a patient, if the patient is a minor;(B)  a guardian of the patient, if the patient has been adjudicated incompetent to manage the patient's personal affairs; or(C)  an agent of the patient authorized under a durable power of attorney for health care.(3)  "Pelvic examination" means a physical examination by a health care practitioner of a patient's external and internal reproductive organs, genitalia, or rectum.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 251 (H.B. 1434), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 167A.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 167A - Pelvic Examinations|Section 167A.002. Limitations on Certain Pelvic Examinations

Sec. 167A.002.  LIMITATIONS ON CERTAIN PELVIC EXAMINATIONS.  (a)  A health care practitioner may not perform or delegate to another individual, including a student training to become a health care practitioner, the performance of a pelvic examination on an anesthetized or unconscious patient unless:(1)  the pelvic examination is within the standard scope of a procedure or diagnostic examination scheduled to be performed on the patient;(2)  the patient or the patient's legally authorized representative gives informed consent for the pelvic examination as provided by Subsection (b); (3)  the pelvic examination is necessary for diagnosis or treatment of the patient's medical condition; or(4)  the pelvic examination is for the purpose of collecting evidence.(b)  To obtain informed consent to perform a pelvic examination on an unconscious or anesthetized patient, a health care practitioner must:(1)  provide the patient or the patient's legally authorized representative with a written or electronic informed consent form that:(A)  may be included as a distinct or separate section of a general informed consent form; (B)  contains the following heading at the top of the form in at least 18-point boldface type: "CONSENT FOR EXAMINATION OF PELVIC REGION";(C)  specifies the nature and purpose of the pelvic examination; (D)  informs the patient or the patient's legally authorized representative that a medical student or resident may be present if the patient or the patient's legally authorized representative authorizes the student or resident to:  (i)  perform the pelvic examination; or (ii)  observe or otherwise be present at the pelvic examination, either in person or through electronic means; (E)  allows the patient or the patient's legally authorized representative the opportunity to consent to or refuse to consent to the pelvic examination; and(F)  allows a patient or a patient's legally authorized representative that consents to a pelvic examination under Paragraph (E) the opportunity to authorize or refuse to authorize: (i)  a medical student or resident to perform the pelvic examination; or(ii)  a medical student or resident to observe or otherwise be present at the pelvic examination, either in person or through electronic means;(2)  obtain the signature of the patient or the patient's legally authorized representative on the informed consent form; and(3)  sign the informed consent form. |Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 251 (H.B. 1434), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 167A.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 167A - Pelvic Examinations|Section 167A.003. Disciplinary Action

Sec. 167A.003.  DISCIPLINARY ACTION.  The appropriate licensing authority may take disciplinary action against a health care practitioner who violates Section 167A.002, including imposing an administrative penalty, as if the practitioner violated an applicable licensing law.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 251 (H.B. 1434), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 168.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 168 - Care of Students With Diabetes|Section 168.001. Definitions

Sec. 168.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Diabetes management and treatment plan" means the document required by Section 168.002.(2)  "Individualized health plan" means the document required by Section 168.003.(3)  "Principal" includes the principal's designee.(4)  "School" means a public elementary or secondary school.  The term does not include an open-enrollment charter school established under Subchapter D, Chapter 12, Education Code.(5)  "School employee" means a person employed by:(A)  a school;(B)  a local health department that assists a school under this chapter; or(C)  another entity with which a school has contracted to perform its duties under this chapter.(6)  "Unlicensed diabetes care assistant" means a school employee who has successfully completed the training required by Section 168.005.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1022 (H.B. 984), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 168.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 168 - Care of Students With Diabetes|Section 168.002. Diabetes Management and Treatment Plan

Sec. 168.002.  DIABETES MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT PLAN.  (a)  A diabetes management and treatment plan must be developed and implemented for each student with diabetes who will seek care for the student's diabetes while at school or while participating in a school activity.  The plan shall be developed by:(1)  the student's parent or guardian; and(2)  the physician responsible for the student's diabetes treatment.(b)  A diabetes management and treatment plan must:(1)  identify the health care services the student may receive at school;(2)  evaluate the student's ability to manage and level of understanding of the student's diabetes; and(3)  be signed by the student's parent or guardian and the physician responsible for the student's diabetes treatment.(c)  The parent or guardian of a student with diabetes who seeks care for the student's diabetes while the student is at school shall submit to the school a copy of the student's diabetes management and treatment plan.  The plan must be submitted to and reviewed by the school:(1)  before or at the beginning of the school year;(2)  on enrollment of the student, if the student enrolls in the school after the beginning of the school year; or(3)  as soon as practicable following a diagnosis of diabetes for the student.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1022 (H.B. 984), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 168.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 168 - Care of Students With Diabetes|Section 168.003. Individualized Health Plan

Sec. 168.003.  INDIVIDUALIZED HEALTH PLAN.  (a)  An individualized health plan is a coordinated plan of care designed to meet the unique health care needs of a student with diabetes in the school setting.(b)  An individualized health plan must be developed for each student with diabetes who will seek care for diabetes while at school or while participating in a school activity.  The school principal and the school nurse, if a school nurse is assigned to the school, shall develop a student's individualized health plan in collaboration with the student's parent or guardian and, to the extent practicable, the physician responsible for the student's diabetes treatment and one or more of the student's teachers.(c)  A student's individualized health plan must incorporate components of the student's diabetes management and treatment plan, including the information required under Section 168.002(b).  A school shall develop a student's individualized health plan on receiving the student's diabetes management and treatment plan.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1022 (H.B. 984), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 168.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 168 - Care of Students With Diabetes|Section 168.004. Unlicensed Diabetes Care Assistant

Sec. 168.004.  UNLICENSED DIABETES CARE ASSISTANT.  (a)  At each school in which a student with diabetes is enrolled, the school principal shall:(1)  seek school employees who are not health care professionals to serve as unlicensed diabetes care assistants and care for students with diabetes; and(2)  make efforts to ensure that the school has:(A)  at least one unlicensed diabetes care assistant if a full-time nurse is assigned to the school; and(B)  at least three unlicensed diabetes care assistants if a full-time nurse is not assigned to the school.(b)  An unlicensed diabetes care assistant shall serve under the supervision of the principal.(c)  A school employee may not be subject to any penalty or disciplinary action for refusing to serve as an unlicensed diabetes care assistant.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1022 (H.B. 984), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 168.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 168 - Care of Students With Diabetes|Section 168.005. Training for Unlicensed Diabetes Care Assistant

Sec. 168.005.  TRAINING FOR UNLICENSED DIABETES CARE ASSISTANT.  (a)  The Texas Diabetes Council shall develop guidelines, with the assistance of the following entities, for the training of unlicensed diabetes care assistants:(1)  the department's School Health Program;(2)  the American Diabetes Association;(3)  the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International;(4)  the American Association of Diabetes Educators;(5)  the Texas Nurses Association;(6)  the Texas School Nurse Organization; and(7)  the Texas Education Agency.(b)  If a school nurse is assigned to a campus, the school nurse shall coordinate the training of school employees acting as unlicensed diabetes care assistants.(c)  Training under this section must be provided by a health care professional with expertise in the care of persons with diabetes or by the school nurse.  The training must be provided before the beginning of the school year or as soon as practicable following:(1)  the enrollment of a student with diabetes at a campus that previously had no students with diabetes; or(2)  a diagnosis of diabetes for a student at a campus that previously had no students with diabetes.(d)  The training must include instruction in:(1)  recognizing the symptoms of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia;(2)  understanding the proper action to take if the blood glucose levels of a student with diabetes are outside the target ranges indicated by the student's diabetes management and treatment plan;(3)  understanding the details of a student's individualized health plan;(4)  performing finger-sticks to check blood glucose levels, checking urine ketone levels, and recording the results of those checks;(5)  properly administering glucagon and insulin and recording the results of the administration;(6)  recognizing complications that require seeking emergency assistance; and(7)  understanding the recommended schedules and food intake for meals and snacks for a student with diabetes, the effect of physical activity on blood glucose levels, and the proper actions to be taken if a student's schedule is disrupted.(e)  The school nurse or principal shall maintain a copy of the training guidelines and any records associated with the training.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1022 (H.B. 984), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 168.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 168 - Care of Students With Diabetes|Section 168.006. Required Information for Certain Employees

Sec. 168.006.  REQUIRED INFORMATION FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.  A school district shall provide to each district employee who is responsible for providing transportation for a student with diabetes or supervising a student with diabetes during an off-campus activity a one-page information sheet that:(1)  identifies the student who has diabetes;(2)  identifies potential emergencies that may occur as a result of the student's diabetes and the appropriate responses to such emergencies; and(3)  provides the telephone number of a contact person in case of an emergency involving the student with diabetes.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1022 (H.B. 984), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.|