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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the disposition of fetal remains. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 241, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 241.010 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 241.010. DISPOSITION OF FETAL REMAINS. (a) A hospital |
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shall release the remains of an unintended, intrauterine fetal |
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death on the request of a parent of the unborn child, in a manner |
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appropriate under law and the hospital's policy for disposition of |
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a human body. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), if the remains of an |
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unintended, intrauterine fetal death weigh less than 350 grams, a |
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hospital shall release the remains on the request of a parent of the |
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unborn child, in a manner that is appropriate under law and |
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consistent with hospital policy. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |