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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of abortion procedures; providing |
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penalties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 33.001, Family Code, is amended by |
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amending Subdivisions (1) and (2) and adding Subdivisions (3-a), |
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(3-b), (4-a), (4-b), (4-c), and (4-d) to read as follows: |
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(1) "Abortion" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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171.002, Health and Safety Code [means the use of any means to
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terminate the pregnancy of a female known by the attending
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physician to be pregnant, with the intention that the termination
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of the pregnancy by those means will with reasonable likelihood
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cause the death of the fetus. This definition, as applied in this
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chapter, applies only to an unemancipated minor known by the
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attending physician to be pregnant and may not be construed to limit
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a minor's access to contraceptives]. |
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(2) "Attempt to perform an abortion" means an act or an |
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omission of a statutorily required act that, under the |
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circumstances as the actor believes them to be, constitutes a |
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substantial step in a course of conduct planned to culminate in the |
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performance of an abortion in this state. ["Fetus"
means an
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individual human organism from fertilization until birth.] |
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(3-a) "Medical emergency" means a life-threatening |
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physical condition aggravated by, caused by, or arising from a |
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pregnancy that, in reasonable medical judgment, places the pregnant |
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woman in danger of death or at serious risk of substantial |
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impairment of a major bodily function unless the abortion is |
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performed immediately. No condition shall be deemed a medical |
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emergency if based on a claim or diagnosis that the woman will |
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engage in conduct which she intends to result in her death or in |
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substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily |
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function. |
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(3-b) "Perform" with respect to an abortion includes |
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to induce the abortion. |
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(4-a) "Positive proof of age" means a |
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government-issued document, including a birth certificate or |
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driver's license or similar state-issued or federal |
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government-issued identification card, that indicates a person's |
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age. |
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(4-b) "Positive proof of identification" means a |
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government-issued photo identification card, including a driver's |
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license or similar state-issued or federal government-issued |
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identification card, that a reasonable person would believe is the |
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identification card of the person presenting the card. |
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(4-c) "Reasonable medical judgment" means a medical |
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judgment that would be made by a reasonably prudent physician who is |
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knowledgeable about a patient's case and the treatment |
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possibilities for the patient related to the medical conditions |
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related to the case. |
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(4-d) "Unborn child" means an individual human |
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organism from fertilization until live birth. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 33, Family Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 33.0011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 33.0011. POSITIVE PROOF OF AGE. (a) Except in the case |
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of a medical emergency or as provided by this chapter, a physician |
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may not perform or attempt to perform an abortion on any pregnant |
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woman unless the physician has obtained: |
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(1) positive proof of age demonstrating that the |
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pregnant woman is not a minor; or |
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(2) a certified copy of the court order proving that |
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the pregnant woman is an emancipated minor. |
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(b) A copy of the positive proof of age submitted under |
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Subsection (a) must be kept in the woman's medical record until the |
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later of: |
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(1) the woman's 25th birthday; or |
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(2) the seventh anniversary of the date of the |
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certification. |
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SECTION 3. Section 33.002, Family Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (a), (d), (e), and (g) and adding Subsections |
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(a-1), (a-2), (a-3), (a-4), and (g-1) to read as follows: |
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(a) Subject to Sections 33.003 and 33.004, a [A] physician |
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may not perform an abortion or attempt to perform an abortion on a |
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pregnant unemancipated minor unless written consent of the minor's |
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parent, managing conservator, or legal guardian is obtained under |
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Section 164.052(a)(19), Occupations Code, and: |
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(1) a parent of the minor or the managing conservator |
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or guardian of the minor provides, in person, positive proof of |
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identification and the certified statement described by Section |
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33.0021(a) to the physician who is to perform the abortion; |
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(2) 48 hours have elapsed since the time written |
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notice of the pending abortion was personally delivered by the |
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physician who is to perform or attempt to perform the abortion, or |
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an agent of the physician, to the usual place of residence of a |
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parent of the minor or the managing conservator or guardian of the |
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minor and the parent, managing conservator, or guardian provided |
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positive proof of identification to the delivering physician or |
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agent; |
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(3) 48 hours have elapsed since the attending |
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physician who is to perform the abortion sent a written notice of |
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the physician's intent to perform an abortion on a pregnant |
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unemancipated minor to the last known address of the minor's |
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parent, managing conservator, or guardian by certified mail, |
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restricted delivery, return receipt requested [the physician
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performing the abortion gives at least 48 hours actual notice, in
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person or by telephone, of the physician's intent to perform the
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abortion to:
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[(A)
a parent of the minor, if the minor has no
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managing conservator or guardian; or
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[(B)
a court-appointed managing conservator or
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guardian;
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[(2)
the judge of a court having probate jurisdiction,
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the judge of a county court at law, the judge of a district court,
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including a family district court, or a court of appellate
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jurisdiction issues an order authorizing the minor to consent to
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the abortion as provided by Section 33.003 or 33.004;
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[(3)
a probate court, county court at law, district
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court, including a family district court, or court of appeals, by
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its inaction, constructively authorizes the minor to consent to the
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abortion as provided by Section 33.003 or 33.004]; or |
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(4) the physician who is to perform [performing] the |
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abortion: |
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(A) concludes that a medical emergency exists as |
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described by Section 33.001(3-a) [on the basis of the physician's
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good faith clinical judgment, a condition exists that complicates
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the medical condition of the pregnant minor and necessitates the
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immediate abortion of her pregnancy to avert her death or to avoid a
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serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major
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bodily function]; [and] |
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(B) certifies in writing to the [Texas] |
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Department of State Health Services and in the patient's medical |
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record the medical indications supporting the physician's judgment |
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that a medical emergency exists as required by Subsection (e) and |
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Section 33.0022(c); and |
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(C) provides the notice required under Section |
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33.0022 [the circumstances described by Paragraph (A) exist]. |
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(a-1) A physician, an agent of the physician, the facility, |
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or any agent of or person at the facility may not accept any form of |
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payment, deposit, or exchange during a minor's initial visit to the |
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physician's office or facility to provide the positive proof of |
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identification and certified statement required under Subsection |
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(a)(1). |
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(a-2) The physician who performs the abortion on the minor |
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must certify in writing that the notice required by Subsection |
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(a)(2) was delivered to the parent of the minor or the managing |
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conservator or guardian of the minor. The written certification |
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must be kept in the minor's medical record for the period specified |
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by Subsection (a-4). |
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(a-3) A physician may rely on the last known address |
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information described by Subsection (a)(3) if a reasonable and |
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prudent person, under similar circumstances, would rely on the |
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information as sufficient evidence that the parent, managing |
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conservator, or guardian resides at that address. The physician |
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must keep for the period specified by Subsection (a-4) in the |
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minor's medical record: |
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(1) the return receipt from the written notice; or |
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(2) if the notice was returned as undeliverable, the |
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notice. |
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(a-4) The documentation required under Subsections (a-2) |
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and (a-3) must be kept in the minor's medical record until the later |
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of: |
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(1) the minor's 25th birthday; or |
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(2) the seventh anniversary of the date of the |
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certification. |
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(d) A physician shall [may] execute for inclusion in the |
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minor's medical record an affidavit stating that, according to the |
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best information and belief of the physician, notice [or
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constructive notice] has been provided as required by this section. |
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[Execution of an affidavit under this subsection creates a
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presumption that the requirements of this section have been
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satisfied.] |
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(e) The [Texas] Department of State Health Services shall |
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prepare a form to be used for making the certification required by |
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Subsection (a)(4)(B) [(a)(4)]. The form must include: |
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(1) the following statement: "Under penalty of perjury |
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as defined by Section 37.02, Penal Code, I, (insert name of |
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physician performing abortion due to medical emergency), swear that |
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a medical emergency as defined by Section 33.001(3-a), Family Code, |
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existed at the time the unemancipated minor presented for an |
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abortion."; |
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(2) a section for an explanation of the specific |
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life-threatening physical condition of the minor that necessitated |
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the immediate abortion; and |
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(3) a section for the physician who is to perform the |
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abortion to indicate whether the medical emergency that |
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necessitated the abortion placed the pregnant minor: |
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(A) in danger of imminent death; or |
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(B) at serious risk of substantial impairment of |
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a major bodily function. |
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(g) A physician who with criminal negligence |
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[intentionally] performs or attempts to perform an abortion on a |
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pregnant unemancipated minor in violation of this section commits |
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an offense. An offense under this subsection is punishable by a |
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fine not to exceed $10,000. In this subsection, "criminal |
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negligence" ["intentionally"] has the meaning assigned by Section |
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6.03(d) [6.03(a)], Penal Code. |
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(g-1) A physician performing an abortion and a pregnant |
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unemancipated minor seeking an abortion under this section are |
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subject to the requirements established under Chapter 171, Health |
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and Safety Code. The physician is also subject to the requirements |
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under Section 164.052(a)(19), Occupations Code. |
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SECTION 4. Chapter 33, Family Code, is amended by adding |
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Sections 33.0021 and 33.0022 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 33.0021. CERTIFIED STATEMENT; REQUIRED RECORDS. (a) |
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The certified statement required under Section 33.002(a) must be |
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signed and dated and be substantially similar to the following: "I |
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certify that I, (insert name), am the parent, managing conservator, |
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or guardian of (insert name of pregnant minor) and have been |
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notified that (insert name of physician) intends to perform an |
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abortion on (insert name of pregnant minor). I understand that any |
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person who with criminal negligence makes a fraudulent statement in |
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this regard commits a felony." |
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(b) The physician who receives the certified statement of |
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the parent, managing conservator, or guardian required under |
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Section 33.002(a) shall execute an affidavit for inclusion in the |
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medical record of the minor stating: "I, (insert name of |
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physician), certify that according to my best information and |
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belief, a reasonable person under similar circumstances would rely |
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on the positive proof of identification presented by both the minor |
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and her parent, managing conservator, or guardian as belonging to |
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the person represented on the identification and as sufficient |
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evidence of the person's identity." |
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(c) A physician shall keep in the medical record of the |
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minor a copy of the positive proof of identification of the parent, |
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managing conservator, or guardian required under Section |
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33.002(a), the certified statement required under Section |
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33.002(a), and the affidavit required under Subsection (b) until |
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the later of: |
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(1) the minor's 25th birthday; or |
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(2) the seventh anniversary of the date of the |
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certified statement. |
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(d) A person commits an offense if the person with criminal |
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negligence makes a fraudulent statement in a certified statement |
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under Subsection (a). An offense under this section is a state jail |
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felony. If conduct constituting an offense under this subsection is |
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also an offense under Section 37.10, Penal Code, the actor may be |
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prosecuted under either provision or both provisions. |
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Sec. 33.0022. MEDICAL EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION. (a) If the |
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attending physician concludes under Section 33.002(a)(4) that a |
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medical emergency exists and that there is insufficient time to |
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provide the notice required by Section 33.002, the physician shall |
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verbally inform the parent, managing conservator, or guardian of |
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the unemancipated minor within two hours after the time a medical |
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emergency abortion is performed on the minor of: |
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(1) the performance of the abortion; and |
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(2) the basis for the physician's determination that a |
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medical emergency existed, as defined by Section 33.001(3-a), that |
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required the performance of a medical emergency abortion without |
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fulfilling the requirements of Section 33.002. |
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(b) The attending physician shall send a written notice of |
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the medical emergency abortion to the last known address of the |
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parent, managing conservator, or guardian by certified mail, |
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restricted delivery, return receipt requested. The physician may |
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rely on last known address information if a reasonable and prudent |
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person, under similar circumstances, would rely on the information |
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as sufficient evidence that the parent, managing conservator, or |
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guardian resides at that address. The physician must keep for the |
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period specified by Section 33.0021(c) in the minor's medical |
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record: |
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(1) the return receipt from the written notice; or |
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(2) if the notice was returned as undeliverable, the |
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notice. |
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(c) The physician who performs the abortion on the minor |
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shall execute for inclusion in the medical record of the minor an |
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affidavit that: |
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(1) includes the following statement: "I, (insert name |
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of physician), certify that a life-threatening physical condition |
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aggravated by, caused by, or arising from the minor's pregnancy |
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placed the minor in danger of death or at serious risk of |
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substantial impairment of a major bodily function unless the |
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abortion was performed."; |
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(2) explains the specific life-threatening condition |
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of the minor that necessitated the immediate abortion; and |
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(3) indicates whether the medical emergency that |
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necessitated the abortion placed the pregnant minor: |
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(A) in danger of imminent death; or |
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(B) at serious risk of substantial impairment of |
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a major bodily function. |
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SECTION 5. Sections 33.003(a), (b), (c), (e), (f), (h), |
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(i), and (j), Family Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A pregnant minor [who wishes to have an abortion without
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notification to one of her parents, her managing conservator, or
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her guardian] may file an application for a court order authorizing |
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the minor to consent to the performance of an abortion without the |
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consent of or notification to either of her parents or a managing |
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conservator or guardian. |
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(b) If the minor resides in a county with a population of |
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less than 50,000, the [The] application must [may] be filed in a |
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[any] county court at law, court having probate jurisdiction, or |
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district court, including a family district court, in the county in |
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which the minor resides or an adjacent county [this state]. If the |
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minor resides in a county with a population of 50,000 or more, the |
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application must be filed in a county court at law, court having |
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probate jurisdiction, or district court, including a family |
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district court, in the county in which the minor resides. |
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(c) The application must be made under oath and include: |
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(1) a statement that the minor is pregnant; |
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(2) a statement that the minor is unmarried, is under |
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18 years of age, and has not had her disabilities removed under |
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Chapter 31; |
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(3) a statement that the minor wishes to have an |
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abortion without the notification or consent of either of her |
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parents or a managing conservator or guardian; [and] |
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(4) a statement as to whether the minor has retained an |
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attorney and, if she has retained an attorney, the name, address, |
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and telephone number of her attorney; and |
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(5) a statement about the minor's current residence, |
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including the minor's physical address, mailing address, and |
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telephone number. |
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(e) The court shall appoint a guardian ad litem for the |
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minor. If the minor has not retained an attorney, the court shall |
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appoint an attorney to represent the minor. The [If the] guardian |
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ad litem may not also [is an attorney admitted to the practice of
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law in this state, the court may appoint the guardian ad litem to] |
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serve as the minor's attorney ad litem. |
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(f) The court may appoint to serve as guardian ad litem: |
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(1) a person who may consent to treatment for the minor |
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under Sections 32.001(a)(1)-(3); or |
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(2) [a psychiatrist or an individual licensed or
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certified as a psychologist under Chapter 501, Occupations Code;
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[(3)] an appropriate employee of the Department of |
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Family and Protective Services[;
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[(4) a member of the clergy; or
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[(5)
another appropriate person selected by the
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court]. |
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(h) The court shall rule on an application submitted under |
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this section and shall issue written findings of fact and |
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conclusions of law not later than 5 p.m. on the second business day |
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after the date the application is filed with the court. On request |
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by the minor, the court shall grant an extension of the period |
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specified by this subsection. If a request for an extension is |
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made, the court shall rule on an application and shall issue written |
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findings of fact and conclusions of law not later than 5 p.m. on the |
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second business day after the date the minor states she is ready to |
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proceed to hearing. [If the court fails to rule on the application
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and issue written findings of fact and conclusions of law within the
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period specified by this subsection, the application is deemed to
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be granted and the physician may perform the abortion as if the
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court had issued an order authorizing the minor to consent to the
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performance of the abortion without notification under Section
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33.002.] Proceedings under this section shall be given precedence |
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over other pending matters to the extent necessary to assure that |
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the court reaches a decision promptly. |
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(i) The court shall determine by clear and convincing [a
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preponderance of the] evidence whether the minor is mature and |
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sufficiently well informed to make the decision to have an abortion |
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performed without the consent of or notification to either of her |
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parents or a managing conservator or guardian or [,] whether |
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consent or notification would not be in the best interest of the |
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minor. The court shall determine by a preponderance of the |
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evidence[, or] whether consent or notification may lead to physical |
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or [,] sexual[, or emotional] abuse of the minor. If the court |
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finds that the minor is mature and sufficiently well informed, that |
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consent or notification would not be in the minor's best interest, |
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or that consent or notification may lead to physical or [,] sexual[,
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or emotional] abuse of the minor, the court shall enter an order |
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authorizing the minor to consent to the performance of the abortion |
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without the consent of or notification to either of her parents or a |
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managing conservator or guardian and shall execute the required |
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forms. |
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(j) If the court finds that the minor does not meet the |
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requirements of Subsection (i), the court may not authorize the |
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minor to consent to an abortion without the consent required under |
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Section 164.052(a)(19), Occupations Code, or notification |
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authorized under Section 33.002(a)(1). |
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SECTION 6. Sections 33.004(b) and (f), Family Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The court of appeals shall rule on an appeal under this |
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section not later than 5 p.m. on the second business day after the |
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date the notice of appeal is filed with the court that denied the |
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application. On request by the minor, the court shall grant an |
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extension of the period specified by this subsection. If a request |
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for an extension is made, the court shall rule on the appeal not |
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later than 5 p.m. on the second business day after the date the |
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minor states she is ready to proceed. [If the court of appeals
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fails to rule on the appeal within the period specified by this
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subsection, the appeal is deemed to be granted and the physician may
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perform the abortion as if the court had issued an order authorizing
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the minor to consent to the performance of the abortion without
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notification under Section 33.002.] Proceedings under this section |
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shall be given precedence over other pending matters to the extent |
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necessary to assure that the court reaches a decision promptly. |
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(f) An expedited confidential appeal shall be available to |
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any pregnant minor to whom a court of appeals denies an order |
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authorizing the minor to consent to the performance of an abortion |
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without the consent of or notification to either of her parents or a |
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managing conservator or guardian. |
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SECTION 7. Section 33.007, Family Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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Sec. 33.007. COSTS NOT PAID BY STATE. [(a)] A court acting |
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under Section 33.003 or 33.004 may not issue an order requiring the |
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state to pay: |
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(1) the cost of any attorney ad litem and any guardian |
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ad litem appointed for the minor; |
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(2) notwithstanding Sections 33.003(n) and 33.004(e), |
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the costs of court associated with the application or appeal; or |
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[and] |
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(3) any court reporter's fees incurred. |
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[(b)
An order issued under Subsection (a) must be directed
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to the comptroller, who shall pay the amount ordered from funds
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appropriated to the Texas Department of Health.] |
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SECTION 8. Section 33.008, Family Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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Sec. 33.008. PHYSICIAN'S DUTY TO REPORT ABUSE OF A MINOR; |
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INVESTIGATION AND ASSISTANCE. (a) If a minor claims to have been |
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[A physician who has reason to believe that a minor has been or may
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be] physically or sexually abused by a parent or the managing |
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conservator or guardian of the minor, the physician or physician's |
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agent [person responsible for the minor's care, custody, or
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welfare, as that term is defined by Section 261.001,] shall |
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immediately report the suspected abuse and the name of the abuser to |
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the Department of Family and Protective Services and to a local law |
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enforcement agency and shall refer the minor to the department for |
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services or intervention that may be in the best interest of the |
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minor. The local law enforcement agency has a duty to respond and |
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shall write a report within 12 hours of being notified of the |
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alleged abuse. A report shall be made regardless of whether the |
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responder knows or suspects that a report about the abuse may have |
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previously been made. |
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(b) The appropriate local law enforcement agency and the |
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Department of Family and Protective Services shall investigate |
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suspected abuse reported under this section and, if warranted |
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[appropriate], shall refer the case to the appropriate prosecuting |
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authority [assist the minor in making an application with a court
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under Section 33.003]. |
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(c) When the local law enforcement agency responds to the |
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report of physical or sexual abuse as required under Subsection |
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(b), a law enforcement officer or appropriate agent from the |
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Department of Family and Protective Services may take emergency |
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possession of the minor without a court order to protect the health |
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and safety of the minor as described in Chapter 262. |
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SECTION 9. Section 33.010, Family Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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Sec. 33.010. CONFIDENTIALITY. Notwithstanding any other |
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law, information obtained by the Department of Family and |
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Protective Services or another entity under Section 33.008 [or
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33.009] is confidential except to the extent necessary to prove a |
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violation of Section 21.02, 22.011, 22.021, or 25.02, Penal Code. |
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SECTION 10. Chapter 33, Family Code, is amended by adding |
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Sections 33.012 and 33.013 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 33.012. INJUNCTION; CIVIL LIABILITY. (a) A cause of |
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action for injunctive relief may be brought against a person who |
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intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or negligently violates |
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Section 33.0011, 33.002, or 33.008 to prevent the violation from |
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continuing or occurring. The action may be maintained by: |
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(1) the minor on whom an abortion was performed or on |
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whom the performance of an abortion was attempted; |
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(2) a parent or the managing conservator or guardian |
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of the minor; |
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(3) a district attorney with appropriate |
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jurisdiction; or |
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(4) the attorney general. |
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(b) A physician or abortion provider who intentionally, |
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knowingly, recklessly, or negligently violates this chapter is |
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liable for damages in a civil action brought under this section. A |
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minor on whom an abortion has been performed or on whom the |
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performance of an abortion has been attempted in violation of this |
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chapter, or a parent or the managing conservator or guardian of an |
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unemancipated minor, may seek actual and exemplary damages from the |
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physician or abortion provider for any intentional, knowing, |
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reckless, or negligent violation of this chapter. |
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(c) A person who intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or |
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negligently violates the terms of an injunction issued in |
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accordance with this section is liable to this state for a civil |
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penalty of: |
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(1) $10,000 for the first violation; |
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(2) $50,000 for the second violation; |
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(3) $100,000 for the third violation; and |
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(4) an amount greater than $100,000 that is sufficient |
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to deter future violations for each succeeding violation. |
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(d) Each performance or attempted performance of an |
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abortion in violation of the terms of an injunction is a separate |
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violation. |
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(e) A civil penalty may not be assessed against a minor on |
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whom an abortion is performed or attempted. |
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(f) A physician who is found guilty of a violation of this |
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chapter by a court or who loses the physician's license to practice |
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medicine for unprofessional conduct described by Section |
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164.052(a)(19) or (20), Occupations Code, is liable for the legal |
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fees of the minor or the person suing on the minor's behalf. |
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(g) It is not a defense to a claim brought under this section |
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that the minor gave informed and voluntary consent. |
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Sec. 33.013. CAPACITY TO CONSENT. An unemancipated minor |
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does not have the capacity to consent to any action that violates |
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this chapter. |
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SECTION 11. Subchapter A, Chapter 22, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 22.018 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 22.018. PUBLIC INFORMATION REGARDING CERTAIN |
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PETITIONS AND MOTIONS. (a) The supreme court shall adopt rules |
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governing the collection of statistical information relating to |
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applications and appeals granted under Sections 33.003(h) and |
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33.004(b), Family Code. The information collected by the supreme |
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court must include: |
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(1) the number of judicial bypass cases; |
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(2) the number of judicial bypass cases in which the |
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court appointed a guardian ad litem; |
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(3) the number of judicial bypass cases in which the |
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court appointed an attorney; |
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(4) the number of judicial bypass cases in which the |
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judge issued an order authorizing an abortion without consent or |
|
notification; and |
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(5) the number of judicial bypass cases in which the |
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judge denied an order, the number of appeals filed as a result of a |
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denial, the number of denials that were affirmed, and the number of |
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denials that were reversed. |
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(b) The information collected under this section must be |
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available to the public in aggregate form by county. |
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(c) Identifying information about a minor collected under |
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this section is confidential and is not subject to disclosure under |
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Chapter 552. |
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SECTION 12. Section 164.052(a), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A physician or an applicant for a license to practice |
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medicine commits a prohibited practice if that person: |
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(1) submits to the board a false or misleading |
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statement, document, or certificate in an application for a |
|
license; |
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(2) presents to the board a license, certificate, or |
|
diploma that was illegally or fraudulently obtained; |
|
(3) commits fraud or deception in taking or passing an |
|
examination; |
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(4) uses alcohol or drugs in an intemperate manner |
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that, in the board's opinion, could endanger a patient's life; |
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(5) commits unprofessional or dishonorable conduct |
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that is likely to deceive or defraud the public, as provided by |
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Section 164.053, or injure the public; |
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(6) uses an advertising statement that is false, |
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misleading, or deceptive; |
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(7) advertises professional superiority or the |
|
performance of professional service in a superior manner if that |
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advertising is not readily subject to verification; |
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(8) purchases, sells, barters, or uses, or offers to |
|
purchase, sell, barter, or use, a medical degree, license, |
|
certificate, or diploma, or a transcript of a license, certificate, |
|
or diploma in or incident to an application to the board for a |
|
license to practice medicine; |
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(9) alters, with fraudulent intent, a medical license, |
|
certificate, or diploma, or a transcript of a medical license, |
|
certificate, or diploma; |
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(10) uses a medical license, certificate, or diploma, |
|
or a transcript of a medical license, certificate, or diploma that |
|
has been: |
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(A) fraudulently purchased or issued; |
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(B) counterfeited; or |
|
(C) materially altered; |
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(11) impersonates or acts as proxy for another person |
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in an examination required by this subtitle for a medical license; |
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(12) engages in conduct that subverts or attempts to |
|
subvert an examination process required by this subtitle for a |
|
medical license; |
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(13) impersonates a physician or permits another to |
|
use the person's license or certificate to practice medicine in |
|
this state; |
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(14) directly or indirectly employs a person whose |
|
license to practice medicine has been suspended, canceled, or |
|
revoked; |
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(15) associates in the practice of medicine with a |
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person: |
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(A) whose license to practice medicine has been |
|
suspended, canceled, or revoked; or |
|
(B) who has been convicted of the unlawful |
|
practice of medicine in this state or elsewhere; |
|
(16) performs or procures a criminal abortion, aids or |
|
abets in the procuring of a criminal abortion, attempts to perform |
|
or procure a criminal abortion, or attempts to aid or abet the |
|
performance or procurement of a criminal abortion; |
|
(17) directly or indirectly aids or abets the practice |
|
of medicine by a person, partnership, association, or corporation |
|
that is not licensed to practice medicine by the board; |
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(18) performs an abortion on a woman who is pregnant |
|
with a viable unborn child during the third trimester of the |
|
pregnancy unless: |
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(A) the abortion is necessary to prevent the |
|
death of the woman; |
|
(B) the viable unborn child has a severe, |
|
irreversible brain impairment; or |
|
(C) the woman is diagnosed with a significant |
|
likelihood of suffering imminent severe, irreversible brain damage |
|
or imminent severe, irreversible paralysis; [or] |
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(19) performs an abortion on an unemancipated minor |
|
without the written consent of the child's parent, managing |
|
conservator, or legal guardian or without a court order, as |
|
provided by Section 33.003 or 33.004, Family Code; or |
|
(20) otherwise performs an abortion on an |
|
unemancipated minor in violation of Chapter 33, Family Code [,
|
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authorizing the minor to consent to the abortion, unless the
|
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physician concludes that on the basis of the physician's good faith
|
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clinical judgment, a condition exists that complicates the medical
|
|
condition of the pregnant minor and necessitates the immediate
|
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abortion of her pregnancy to avert her death or to avoid a serious
|
|
risk of substantial impairment of a major bodily function and that
|
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there is insufficient time to obtain the consent of the child's
|
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parent, managing conservator, or legal guardian]. |
|
SECTION 13. Section 164.055(b), Occupations Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The sanctions provided by Subsection (a) are in addition |
|
to any other grounds for refusal to admit persons to examination |
|
under this subtitle or to issue a license or renew a license to |
|
practice medicine under this subtitle. [The criminal penalties
|
|
provided by Section 165.152 do not apply to a violation of Section
|
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170.002, Health and Safety Code.] |
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SECTION 14. The following provisions of the Family Code are |
|
repealed: |
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(1) Sections 33.002(b), (c), (f), (h), and (i); |
|
(2) Section 33.003(k); |
|
(3) Section 33.004(c); and |
|
(4) Section 33.009. |
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SECTION 15. If any court enjoins, suspends, or delays the |
|
implementation of the changes in law made by this Act to Chapter 33, |
|
Family Code, and Section 164.052, Occupations Code, the former law, |
|
as the law existed immediately before the effective date of this |
|
Act, becomes or remains in effect and continues in effect. At the |
|
time a temporary or permanent restraining order or injunction |
|
described by this section is stayed or dissolved, or otherwise |
|
ceases to have effect, the changes in law made by this Act become |
|
immediately effective. |
|
SECTION 16. If any provision of this Act or its application |
|
to any person or circumstance is finally held to be |
|
unconstitutional, the entire Act is invalid, and to this end the |
|
provisions of this Act are declared to be nonseverable. |
|
SECTION 17. The changes in law made by this Act apply only |
|
to an offense committed or conduct that occurs on or after the |
|
effective date of this Act. An offense committed or conduct that |
|
occurs before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law |
|
in effect when the offense was committed or the conduct occurred, |
|
and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
|
purposes of this section, an offense is committed or conduct occurs |
|
before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense |
|
or conduct occurs before the effective date. |
|
SECTION 18. Information obtained before the effective date |
|
of this Act by the Department of Family and Protective Services or |
|
another entity under Section 33.009, Family Code, as it existed |
|
before the effective date of this Act, remains confidential to the |
|
extent provided by Section 33.010, Family Code, as it existed |
|
before the effective date of this Act. |
|
SECTION 19. 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, 2013. |