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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to medical examinations for certain children taken into |
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possession by the Department of Family and Protective Services or |
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another governmental entity. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 264, Family Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 264.1076 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 264.1076. MEDICAL EXAMINATION REQUIRED. (a) This |
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section applies only to a child who has been taken into possession |
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by the department or another governmental entity and remains in the |
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custody of the department or entity for more than 30 days. |
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(b) The department shall ensure that each child described by |
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Subsection (a) is examined by a physician not later than the 30th |
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day after the date the child is removed from the child's home. |
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SECTION 2. Section 264.1076, Family Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies only to a child who is taken into possession by the |
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Department of Family and Protective Services or another |
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governmental entity on or after the effective date of this Act. A |
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child taken into possession by the Department of Family and |
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Protective Services or another governmental entity before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the child was taken into possession, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |