Amend CSHB 1826 as follows:
      On page 1, line 6, after "SECTION 1." strike all language
through line 10 and substitute:
      Section 32.005, Family Code, is amended by amending
Subsection (a), (b), and (d) and adding Subsection (e) to read as
follows:
      (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (c) or (d), a
physician, dentist, or psychologist having reasonable grounds to
believe that a child's physical or mental condition has been
adversely affected by abuse or neglect may examine the child
without the consent of the child, the child's parents, or other
person authorized to consent to treatment under this subchapter.
      (b)  An examination under this section may include X-rays,
blood test, photographs, and penetration of tissue necessary to
accomplish those tests.
      (d)  A physician or psychologist who is not the regular
physician or psychologist of a child or who does not have a
practice-sharing agreement with the regular physician or
psychologist of a child shall before conducting an examination
otherwise authorized by Subsection (a) make a diligent effort to
inform the regular physician or psychologist of the child of the
belief of the child's condition and the cause of that condition.
If, after due diligence to locate the child's regular physician or
psychologist, the regular physician or psychologist cannot be
located or the physician or psychologist reasonably believes that
the child has no regular physician or psychologist, the examination
may be conducted. If the regular physician or psychologist is
located, that physician or psychologist must be given a reasonable
opportunity to examine the child or to decline an examination of
the child before any further examination may be conducted, and that
physician or psychologist must be consulted before any medication
is administered to the child. This subsection does not apply to the
examination, care, or treatment of a child in an emergency in which
the condition of the child requires immediate action.
      (e)  A physician, dentist, or psychologist who examines
<examining> a child as authorized by <under> this section is not
liable for damages except for damages resulting from the
physician's or dentist's negligence.