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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the consent required for the administration of |
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prophylaxis to prevent ophthalmia neonatorum. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 81.091, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), a [A] physician, |
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nurse, midwife, or other person in attendance at childbirth shall |
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use or cause to be used prophylaxis approved by the executive |
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commissioner to prevent ophthalmia neonatorum. |
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(a-1) A physician, nurse, midwife, or other person in |
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attendance at childbirth is not required to use or cause to be used |
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the prophylaxis on an infant whose parent, managing conservator, or |
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guardian does not consent to the administration of the prophylaxis. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |