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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibited health care discrimination based on |
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vaccination status. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 161, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 161.01095 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 161.01095. PROHIBITED DISCRIMINATION BASED ON |
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VACCINATION STATUS. (a) In this section, "health care provider" |
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means an individual or facility licensed, certified, or otherwise |
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authorized to administer health care, for profit or otherwise, in |
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the ordinary course of business or professional practice. The term |
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includes a physician. |
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(b) In this section, "COVID-19" means the 2019 novel |
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coronavirus disease. |
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(c) Notwithstanding any other law, a health care provider |
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may not, based on an individual's COVID-19 vaccination status or |
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post-transmission recovery of COVID-19, deny or refuse to provide |
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the individual a health care treatment, procedure, or service. |
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(d) The Texas Medical Board or another state regulatory |
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agency with jurisdiction over a health care provider subject to |
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this section shall revoke the license, certification, or |
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authorization of a physician or health care provider who the board |
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or agency determines has violated this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |