Applicability

Art. 56A.302. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies to the following health care providers that provide diagnosis or treatment services to victims of sexual assault: (1) a general or special hospital licensed under Chapter 241, Health and Safety Code; (2) a general or special hospital owned by this state; (3) an outpatient clinic; (4) a private physician's office; and (5) a SAFE program as defined by Section 323.051, Health and Safety Code. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.05, eff. January 1, 2021. Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 817 (H.B. 2462), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 822 (H.B. 2706), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.