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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of mental health services through a |
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telemedicine medical service or telehealth service. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 3, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 113 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 113. MENTAL HEALTH TELEMEDICINE AND TELEHEALTH SERVICES |
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Sec. 113.001. DEFINITIONS. The definitions provided by |
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Section 111.001 apply to this chapter. |
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Sec. 113.002. PATIENT LOCATED OUTSIDE OF STATE. |
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Notwithstanding any other law, a health professional may provide a |
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mental health service that is within the scope of the |
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professional's license, certification, or authorization through |
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the use of a telemedicine medical service or a telehealth service to |
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a patient who is located outside of this state, subject to any |
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applicable regulation of the jurisdiction in which the patient is |
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located. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4455 was passed by the House on May 7, |
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2019, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 2, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4455 was passed by the Senate on May |
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22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |