Tex. Family Code § 91.003
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 91.003, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 91.003. INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS.
Official statutory text
A medical professional who treats a person for injuries that the medical professional has reason to believe were caused by family violence shall:
(1) immediately provide the person with information regarding the nearest family violence shelter center;
(2) document in the person's medical file:
(A) the fact that the person has received the information provided under Subdivision (1); and
(B) the reasons for the medical professional's belief that the person's injuries were caused by family violence; and
(3) give the person the written notice adopted by the Health and Human Services Commission under Section 51A.003, Human Resources Code.
(1) immediately provide the person with information regarding the nearest family violence shelter center;
(2) document in the person's medical file:
(A) the fact that the person has received the information provided under Subdivision (1); and
(B) the reasons for the medical professional's belief that the person's injuries were caused by family violence; and
(3) give the person the written notice adopted by the Health and Human Services Commission under Section 51A.003, Human Resources Code.
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