Tex. Local Government Code § 351.048
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 351.048, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 351.048. DUTIES FOLLOWING MISCARRIAGE OR PHYSICAL OR SEXUAL ASSAULT OF PREGNANT PRISONER.
Official statutory text
(a) In this section:
(1) "Physical assault" means any conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 22.01 or 22.02, Penal Code.
(2) "Sexual assault" means any conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 22.011 or 22.021, Penal Code.
(b) As soon as practicable after receiving a report of a miscarriage or physical or sexual assault of a pregnant prisoner while in the custody of a county jail, the sheriff shall ensure that an obstetrician or gynecologist and a mental health professional promptly:
(1) review the health care services provided to the prisoner; and
(2) order additional health care services, including obstetrical and gynecological services and mental health services, as appropriate.
(1) "Physical assault" means any conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 22.01 or 22.02, Penal Code.
(2) "Sexual assault" means any conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 22.011 or 22.021, Penal Code.
(b) As soon as practicable after receiving a report of a miscarriage or physical or sexual assault of a pregnant prisoner while in the custody of a county jail, the sheriff shall ensure that an obstetrician or gynecologist and a mental health professional promptly:
(1) review the health care services provided to the prisoner; and
(2) order additional health care services, including obstetrical and gynecological services and mental health services, as appropriate.
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