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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to minimum standards for abortion facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 245.010(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The rules must contain minimum standards to protect the |
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health and safety of a patient of an abortion facility and must |
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contain provisions requiring compliance with the requirements of |
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Subchapter B, Chapter 171. On and after September 1, 2014, the |
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minimum standards for an abortion facility must be equivalent to |
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the minimum standards adopted under Section 243.010 for ambulatory |
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surgical centers. |
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SECTION 2. Effective September 1, 2014, Section 245.010(c), |
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Health and Safety Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. (a) The executive commissioner of the Health and |
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Human Services Commission shall adopt the standards required by |
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Section 245.010, Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act, not |
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later than January 1, 2014. |
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(b) A facility licensed under Chapter 245, Health and Safety |
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Code, is not required to comply with the standards adopted under |
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Section 245.010, Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act, |
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before September 1, 2014. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2013. |