SENATE BILL 542 |
SENATE AUTHOR: Barrientos |
EFFECTIVE: 09-01-97 |
HOUSE SPONSOR: Naishtat |
Senate Bill 542 amends the Penal Code to add certain health care providers to the list of individuals who may be prosecuted for sexual assault, if the provider causes a patient or former patient to submit to or participate in sexual activity by exploiting his or her emotional dependency on the provider.