Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.755
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.755, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 161.755. HEALTH CARE PROVIDER DUTIES ON DIAGNOSIS OF UNBORN CHILD'S LIFE-THREATENING OR LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESS OR MEDICAL CONDITION.
Official statutory text
A health care provider who diagnoses a pregnant woman's unborn child as having a life-threatening or life-limiting illness or medical condition shall, at the time of the diagnosis:
(1) provide the pregnant woman with a written copy of:
(A) the perinatal palliative care informational materials and list of the perinatal palliative care providers and programs described by Section 161.753; and
(B) the perinatal palliative care certification form described by Section 161.754; and
(2) obtain from the pregnant woman the signed perinatal palliative care certification form and place the form in the pregnant woman's medical records.
(1) provide the pregnant woman with a written copy of:
(A) the perinatal palliative care informational materials and list of the perinatal palliative care providers and programs described by Section 161.753; and
(B) the perinatal palliative care certification form described by Section 161.754; and
(2) obtain from the pregnant woman the signed perinatal palliative care certification form and place the form in the pregnant woman's medical records.
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