Bill Text: TX HB1210 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Bill 1210 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to an exception from penalties for a physician's or health care professional's professional judgment in providing certain abortion services to patients.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-03 - Referred to State Affairs [HB1210 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-HB1210-Introduced.html

	84R6307 SCL-F

	By: Howard	H.B. No. 1210



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to an exception from penalties for a physician's or health
	care professional's professional judgment in providing certain
	abortion services to patients.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 171, Health and Safety
	Code, is amended by adding Section 171.006 to read as follows:
	Sec. 171.006. PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT EXCEPTION TO
	PENALTIES. (a) In this section, "health care professional" means
	an individual licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized to
	administer health care in this state in the ordinary course of
	business or professional practice. The term does not include a
	health care facility.
	(b) Notwithstanding Sections 171.018 and 171.064 of this
	code and Chapter 164, Occupations Code, a health care professional,
	including a physician, is not subject to an administrative, civil,
	or criminal penalty for the professional's failure to comply with
	Section 171.012(a)(1)(B)(iii), 171.012(a)(2)-(6), 171.013, or
	171.063 as that section applies to a specific patient if in the
	professional's good faith professional judgment, compliance with
	that section in that patient's case would be inconsistent with
	accepted, evidence-based medical practices and ethical standards.
	(c) This section does not affect the professional standard
	of care applicable to a health care professional, including a
	physician.
	SECTION 2. This Act applies only to health care services
	rendered on or after the effective date of this Act. Health care
	services rendered before the effective date of this Act are
	governed by the law in effect immediately before the effective date
	of this Act, and that law continues in effect for that purpose.
	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
	Act takes effect September 1, 2015.