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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an exception to certain reporting requirements for |
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health care providers reviewing selected cases for the Texas |
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Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 34, Health and Safety Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 34.0085 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 34.0085. CASE INFORMATION EXCEPTED FROM PROFESSIONAL |
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REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. Notwithstanding any other law and for |
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purposes of this chapter, a health care provider, including a |
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nurse, who during the review of information relevant to a case |
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selected for review under this chapter learns of conduct related to |
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the provider's profession that is subject to a reporting |
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requirement is exempt from that reporting requirement for the |
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reviewed information. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |