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Amend SB 2628 (senate committee report) by striking all below the enacting clause and substituting the following:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 575, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Section 575.004 to read as follows:
Sec. 575.004. MEDICAL EXAMINATION BEFORE ADMISSION. Any medical examination or assessment required to be conducted within 24 hours of a person being admitted to a mental health facility under this subtitle must be conducted in person.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.