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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to consent for certain medical research involving children |
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in foster care. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 266.004, Family Code, as added by |
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Chapter 268, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005, |
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is amended by adding Subsection (k) to read as follows: |
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(k) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), a person may not be |
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authorized to enroll a foster child or consent to the participation |
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of a foster child in any clinical trial, drug study, or active |
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medical or clinical research. This subsection does not apply to a |
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retrospective study that is based only on medical records, claims |
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data, or outcome data. |
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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, 2007. |