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TX Health & Safety Code § 170A.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 170A - Performance of Abortion|Section 170A.002. Prohibited Abortion; Exceptions

Sec. 170A.002.  PROHIBITED ABORTION; EXCEPTIONS.  (a)  A person may not knowingly perform, induce, or attempt an abortion.(b)  The prohibition under Subsection (a) does not apply if:(1)  the person performing, inducing, or attempting the abortion is a licensed physician;(2)  in the exercise of reasonable medical judgment, the pregnant female on whom the abortion is performed, induced, or attempted has a life-threatening physical condition aggravated by, caused by, or arising from a pregnancy that places the female at risk of death or poses a serious risk of substantial impairment of a major bodily function unless the abortion is performed or induced; and(3)  the person performs, induces, or attempts the abortion in a manner that, in the exercise of reasonable medical judgment, provides the best opportunity for the unborn child to survive unless, in the reasonable medical judgment, that manner would create:(A)  a greater risk of the pregnant female's death; or(B)  a serious risk of substantial impairment of a major bodily function of the pregnant female.(c)  A physician may not take an action authorized under Subsection (b) if, at the time the abortion was performed, induced, or attempted, the person knew the risk of death or a substantial impairment of a major bodily function described by Subsection (b)(2) arose from a claim or diagnosis that the female would engage in conduct that might result in the female's death or in substantial impairment of a major bodily function.(d)  Medical treatment provided to the pregnant female by a licensed physician that results in the accidental or unintentional injury or death of the unborn child does not constitute a violation of this section.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 800 (H.B. 1280), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 170A.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 170A - Performance of Abortion|Section 170A.003. Construction of Chapter

Sec. 170A.003.  CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.  This chapter may not be construed to authorize the imposition of criminal, civil, or administrative liability or penalties on a pregnant female on whom an abortion is performed, induced, or attempted.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 800 (H.B. 1280), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 170A.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 170A - Performance of Abortion|Section 170A.004. Criminal Offense

Sec. 170A.004.  CRIMINAL OFFENSE.  (a)  A person who violates Section 170A.002 commits an offense.(b)  An offense under this section is a felony of the second degree, except that the offense is a felony of the first degree if an unborn child dies as a result of the offense.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 800 (H.B. 1280), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 170A.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 170A - Performance of Abortion|Section 170A.005. Civil Penalty

Sec. 170A.005.  CIVIL PENALTY.  A person who violates Section 170A.002 is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $100,000 for each violation.  The attorney general shall file an action to recover a civil penalty assessed under this section and may recover attorney's fees and costs incurred in bringing the action.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 800 (H.B. 1280), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 170A.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 170A - Performance of Abortion|Section 170A.006. Civil Remedies Unaffected

Sec. 170A.006.  CIVIL REMEDIES UNAFFECTED.  The fact that conduct is subject to a civil or criminal penalty under this chapter does not abolish or impair any remedy for the conduct that is available in a civil suit.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 800 (H.B. 1280), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 170A.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 170A - Performance of Abortion|Section 170A.007. Disciplinary Action

Sec. 170A.007.  DISCIPLINARY ACTION.  In addition to any other penalty that may be imposed under this chapter, the appropriate licensing authority shall revoke the license, permit, registration, certificate, or other authority of a physician or other health care professional who performs, induces, or attempts an abortion in violation of Section 170A.002.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 800 (H.B. 1280), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 172.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 172 - Removal of Placenta From Hospital or Birthing Center|Section 172.001. Definitions

Sec. 172.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Birthing center" means a facility licensed under Chapter 244. (2)  "Hospital" means a facility licensed under Chapter 241 or a hospital maintained or operated by this state.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 740 (H.B. 1670), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 172.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 172 - Removal of Placenta From Hospital or Birthing Center|Section 172.002. Removal of Placenta From Hospital or Birthing Center

Sec. 172.002.  REMOVAL OF PLACENTA FROM HOSPITAL OR BIRTHING CENTER.  (a) Except for the portion of a delivered placenta that is necessary for an examination described by Subsection (d), a hospital or birthing center without a court order shall allow a woman who has given birth in the facility, or a spouse of the woman if the woman is incapacitated or deceased, to take possession of and remove from the facility the placenta if:(1)  the woman tests negative for infectious diseases as evidenced by the results of the diagnostic testing required by Section 81.090; and(2)  the person taking possession of the placenta signs a form prescribed by the department acknowledging that:(A)  the person has received from the hospital or birthing center educational information prescribed by the department concerning the spread of blood-borne diseases from placentas, the danger of ingesting formalin, and the proper handling of placentas; and (B)  the placenta is for personal use.(b)  A person removing a placenta from a hospital or birthing center under this section may only retain the placenta for personal use and may not sell the placenta.(c)  A hospital or birthing center shall retain a signed form received under Subsection (a) with the woman's medical records.(d)  This section does not prohibit a pathological examination of the delivered placenta that is ordered by a physician or required by a policy of the hospital or birthing center.(e)  This section does not authorize a woman or the woman's spouse to interfere with a pathological examination of the delivered placenta that is ordered by a physician or required by a policy of the hospital or birthing center.(f)  A hospital or birthing center that allows a person to take possession of and remove from the facility a delivered placenta in compliance with this section is not required to dispose of the placenta as medical waste.(g)  A hospital or birthing center that acts in accordance with this section is not liable for the act in a civil action, a criminal prosecution, or an administrative proceeding.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 740 (H.B. 1670), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 172.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 172 - Removal of Placenta From Hospital or Birthing Center|Section 172.003. Department Duties

Sec. 172.003. DEPARTMENT DUTIES.  The department shall develop the form and the educational information required under Section 172.002 and post a copy of the form and information on the department's Internet website.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 740 (H.B. 1670), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 173.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 173 - Donation of Human Fetal Tissue|Section 173.001. Definitions

Sec. 173.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Authorized facility" means:(A)  a hospital licensed under Chapter 241;(B)  a hospital maintained or operated by this state or an agency of this state;(C)  an ambulatory surgical center licensed under Chapter 243; or(D)  a birthing center licensed under Chapter 244.(2)  "Human fetal tissue" means any gestational human organ, cell, or tissue from an unborn child.  The term does not include:(A)  supporting cells or tissue derived from a pregnancy or associated maternal tissue that is not part of the unborn child; or(B)  the umbilical cord or placenta, provided that the umbilical cord or placenta is not derived from an elective abortion.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 441 (S.B. 8), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 173.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 173 - Donation of Human Fetal Tissue|Section 173.002. Applicability

Sec. 173.002.  APPLICABILITY.  This chapter does not apply to:(1)  human fetal tissue obtained for diagnostic or pathological testing; (2)  human fetal tissue obtained for a criminal investigation;(3)  human fetal tissue or human tissue obtained during pregnancy or at delivery of a child, provided the tissue is obtained by an accredited public or private institution of higher education for use in research approved by an institutional review board or another appropriate board, committee, or body charged with oversight applicable to the research; or(4)  cell lines derived from human fetal tissue or human tissue existing on September 1, 2017, that are used by an accredited public or private institution of higher education in research approved by an institutional review board or another appropriate board, committee, or body charged with oversight applicable to the research.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 441 (S.B. 8), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 173.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 173 - Donation of Human Fetal Tissue|Section 173.003. Enforcement

Sec. 173.003.  ENFORCEMENT.  (a)  The department shall enforce this chapter.(b)  The attorney general, on request of the department or a local law enforcement agency, may assist in the investigation of a violation of this chapter.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 441 (S.B. 8), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 173.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 173 - Donation of Human Fetal Tissue|Section 173.004. Prohibited Donation

Sec. 173.004.  PROHIBITED DONATION.  A person may not donate human fetal tissue except as authorized by this chapter.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 441 (S.B. 8), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 173.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 173 - Donation of Human Fetal Tissue|Section 173.005. Donation by Authorized Facility

Sec. 173.005.  DONATION BY AUTHORIZED FACILITY.  (a)  Only an authorized facility may donate human fetal tissue.  An authorized facility may donate human fetal tissue only to an accredited public or private institution of higher education for use in research approved by an institutional review board or another appropriate board, committee, or body charged with oversight applicable to the research.(b)  An authorized facility may not donate human fetal tissue obtained from an elective abortion.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 441 (S.B. 8), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 173.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 173 - Donation of Human Fetal Tissue|Section 173.006. Informed Consent Required

Sec. 173.006.  INFORMED CONSENT REQUIRED.  An authorized facility may not donate human fetal tissue under this chapter unless the facility has obtained the written, voluntary, and informed consent of the woman from whose pregnancy the fetal tissue is obtained.  The consent must be provided on a standard form prescribed by the department.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 441 (S.B. 8), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 173.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 173 - Donation of Human Fetal Tissue|Section 173.007. Criminal Penalty

Sec. 173.007.  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person:(1)  offers a woman monetary or other consideration to:(A)  have an abortion for the purpose of donating human fetal tissue; or(B)  consent to the donation of human fetal tissue; or(2)  knowingly or intentionally solicits or accepts tissue from a fetus gestated solely for research purposes.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000.(c)  With the consent of the appropriate local county or district attorney, the attorney general has concurrent jurisdiction with that consenting local prosecutor to prosecute an offense under this section.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 441 (S.B. 8), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 173.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 173 - Donation of Human Fetal Tissue|Section 173.008. Record Retention

Sec. 173.008.  RECORD RETENTION.  Unless another law requires a longer period of record retention, an authorized facility may not dispose of any medical record relating to a woman who consents to the donation of human fetal tissue before:(1)  the seventh anniversary of the date consent was obtained under Section 173.006; or(2)  if the woman was younger than 18 years of age on the date consent was obtained under Section 173.006, the later of:(A)  the woman's 23rd birthday; or(B)  the seventh anniversary of the date consent was obtained.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 441 (S.B. 8), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 173.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 173 - Donation of Human Fetal Tissue|Section 173.009. Annual Report

Sec. 173.009.  ANNUAL REPORT.  An authorized facility that donates human fetal tissue under this chapter shall submit an annual report to the department that includes for each donation:(1)  the specific type of fetal tissue donated; and(2)  the accredited public or private institution of higher education that received the donation.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 441 (S.B. 8), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 191.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 3 - Vital Statistics|Chapter 191 - Administration of Vital Statistics Records|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 191.001. Definitions

Sec. 191.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this title:(1)   "Department" means the Department of State Health Services.(2)  "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.(3)  "Vital statistics unit" means the vital statistics unit established in the Department of State Health Services.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0527, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 191.0011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 3 - Vital Statistics|Chapter 191 - Administration of Vital Statistics Records|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 191.0011. Reference in Other Law

Sec. 191.0011.  REFERENCE IN OTHER LAW.  A reference in other law to the bureau of vital statistics of the department or of the former Texas Department of Health means the vital statistics unit established in the department.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0528, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 191.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 3 - Vital Statistics|Chapter 191 - Administration of Vital Statistics Records|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 191.002. Powers and Duties of Department

Sec. 191.002.  POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT.  (a)  The department shall administer the registration of vital statistics.(b)  The department shall:(1)  establish a vital statistics unit in the department with suitable offices that are properly equipped for the preservation of its official records;(2)  establish a statewide system of vital statistics;(3)  provide instructions and prescribe forms for collecting, recording, transcribing, compiling, and preserving vital statistics;(4)  require the enforcement of this title and rules adopted under this title;(5)  prepare, print, and supply to local registrars forms for registering, recording, and preserving returns or otherwise carrying out the purposes of this title; and(6)  propose legislation necessary for the purposes of this title.(c)  The department may use birth records and provide those records on request to other state agencies for programs notifying mothers of young children about children's health needs.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0529, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 191.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 3 - Vital Statistics|Chapter 191 - Administration of Vital Statistics Records|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 191.003. Powers and Duties of Executive Commissioner and Department

Sec. 191.003.  POWERS AND DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER AND DEPARTMENT.  (a)  The executive commissioner shall  adopt necessary rules for collecting, recording, transcribing, compiling, and preserving vital statistics.(a-1)  The department shall:(1)  supervise the vital statistics unit; and(2)  appoint the director of the vital statistics unit.(b)  In an emergency, the executive commissioner may suspend any part of this title that hinders the uniform and efficient registration of vital events and may substitute emergency rules designed to expedite that registration under disaster conditions.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0530, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 191.0031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 3 - Vital Statistics|Chapter 191 - Administration of Vital Statistics Records|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 191.0031. Certified Copies by Mail

Sec. 191.0031.  CERTIFIED COPIES BY MAIL.  The state registrar or a local registrar may not issue a certified copy of a record under this chapter to a person who has applied for the record by mail unless the person has provided notarized proof of identity in accordance with rules adopted by the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.  The rules may require the issuer of the certified copy to verify the notarization using the records of the secretary of state under Section 406.012, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 (S.B. 200), Sec. 5.01, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 191.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 3 - Vital Statistics|Chapter 191 - Administration of Vital Statistics Records|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 191.004. State Registrar

Sec. 191.004.  STATE REGISTRAR.  (a)  The director of the vital statistics unit is the state registrar of vital statistics. The director must be a competent vital statistician.(b)  The state registrar shall prepare and issue detailed instructions necessary for the uniform observance of this title and the maintenance of a perfect system of registration.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0531, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 191.0046 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 3 - Vital Statistics|Chapter 191 - Administration of Vital Statistics Records|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 191.0046. Fee Exemptions

Sec. 191.0046.  FEE EXEMPTIONS.  (a)  On the request of a child's parent or guardian, the state registrar shall issue without fee a certificate necessary for admission to school or to secure employment.  The certificate shall be limited to a statement of the child's date of birth.  (b)  The state registrar shall issue without fee a certified copy of a record not otherwise prohibited by law to a veteran or to the veteran's widow, orphan, or other dependent if the copy is for use in settling a claim against the government.(c)  On court order, the state registrar may issue without fee a certified copy of a birth record in cases related to child labor or the public schools.(d)  The state registrar on request shall issue without a fee a copy of a birth or death record that is not certified to a child fatality review team or the child fatality review team committee established under Subchapter F, Chapter 264, Family Code.(e)  It is the intent of the legislature to not impose a cost for obtaining certified records for the purpose of obtaining an election identification certificate issued pursuant to Chapter 521A, Transportation Code.  Notwithstanding any other law, the state registrar, a local registrar, or a county clerk shall not charge a fee to an applicant that is associated with searching for or providing a record, including a certified copy of a birth record, if the applicant states that the applicant is requesting the record for the purpose of obtaining an election identification certificate under Section 521A.001, Transportation Code.(f)  Notwithstanding Subsection (e), a local registrar or a county clerk who issues a birth record that is required for the purpose of obtaining an election identification certificate issued pursuant to Chapter 521A, Transportation Code, and is otherwise entitled by law to retain all or a portion of a fee for that birth record, is entitled to payment of the amount from the department.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept.1, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 191.054 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 52, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 11 (S.B. 239), Sec. 1, eff. May 3, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 130 (S.B. 983), Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 2015.|