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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an exception to certain reporting requirements for |
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health care providers reviewing information on maternal mortality |
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and morbidity for the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review |
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Committee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 34.008, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) Notwithstanding any other law and for purposes of this |
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chapter, a health care provider, including a nurse, who during the |
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review of information relevant to a case of pregnancy-associated |
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death, pregnancy-related death, or severe maternal morbidity |
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obtained under this chapter learns of conduct related to the |
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provider's profession that is subject to a reporting requirement is |
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exempt from that reporting requirement for the reviewed |
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information. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |