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89(R) HB 220 - Engrossed version - Bill Text
89R22703 MCF-F
By: Ordaz, Orr, Rose, Frank, Howard, et al.
H.B. No. 220
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the care provided to sexual assault survivors by health
care facilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 323.004, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-2) to
read as follows:
(b) A health care facility providing care to a sexual
assault survivor shall provide the survivor with:
(1) subject to Subsection (b-1), a forensic medical
examination in accordance with Subchapter B, Chapter 420,
Government Code, and Subchapter G, Chapter 56A, Code of Criminal
Procedure;
(2) a private area, if available, to wait or speak with
the appropriate medical, legal, or sexual assault crisis center
staff or volunteer until a physician, nurse, or physician assistant
is able to treat the survivor;
(3) access to a sexual assault program advocate, if
available, as provided by Subchapter H, Chapter 56A, Code of
Criminal Procedure;
(4) the information form required by Section 323.005;
(5) a private treatment room, if available;
(6) if indicated by the history of contact, access to
appropriate prophylaxis for exposure to sexually transmitted
infections;
(7) the name and telephone number of the nearest
sexual assault crisis center; [
and
]
(8) if the health care facility has shower facilities,
access to a shower at no cost to the survivor after the examination
described by Subdivision (1)
; and
(9)
if the survivor consents and the treatment is
clinically indicated, an emergency contraceptive approved by the
United States Food and Drug Administration to prevent pregnancy by
delaying ovulation
.
(b-2)
A health care facility providing care to a sexual
assault survivor may not provide or offer to provide the survivor
with a drug or device that terminates a pregnancy.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.