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House Bill 1434 |
House Author: Oliverson et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-21 |
Senate Sponsor: Zaffirini et al. |
House Bill 1434 amends the Health and Safety Code and Occupations Code to prohibit a licensed health care practitioner from performing or delegating to another individual, including a student training to become a health care practitioner, the performance of a pelvic examination on an anesthetized or unconscious patient unless the pelvic exam is within the standard scope of a procedure and the patient or the patient's legally authorized representative gives informed consent under certain conditions. The bill authorizes an appropriate licensing authority to take disciplinary action against a health care practitioner who violates the prohibition, including imposing an administrative penalty, as if the practitioner violated an applicable licensing law.