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Texas Statutes, Title HS

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Title HS, Health and Safety Code

386 chapters · 8,532 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title HS8,532 Ch 361, Chapter 361309 Ch 242, Chapter 242210 Ch 401, Chapter 401189 Ch 161, Chapter 161164 Ch 382, Chapter 382162 Ch 772, Chapter 772156 Ch 81, Chapter 81155 Ch 481, Chapter 481126 Ch 431, Chapter 431124 Ch 775, Chapter 775120 Ch 773, Chapter 773116 Ch 534, Chapter 53493 Ch 241, Chapter 24186 Ch 286, Chapter 28684

28 sections·Filtered byTitle HS✕Ch 34✕

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 34.001 Definitions
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Sec. 34.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(17), eff. April 2, 2015. (2) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(17), eff. April 2, 2015. (3) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.163…
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 34.002 Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee
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Sec. 34.002. TEXAS MATERNAL MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY REVIEW COMMITTEE. (a) The Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee is administered by the department. (b) The review committee is a multidisciplinary advisory committee within the department and is composed of the…
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 34.003 Terms; Vacancy
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Sec. 34.003. TERMS; VACANCY. (a) Review committee members appointed by the commissioner serve staggered six-year terms, with one-third or as near as possible to one-third of the members' terms expiring February 1 of each odd-numbered year. (b) A review committee member may serve …
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 34.004 Meetings
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Sec. 34.004. MEETINGS. (a) The review committee shall meet at least quarterly. The review committee may meet at other times at the call of the commissioner. (b) Meetings of the review committee are subject to Chapter 551, Government Code, except that the review committee shall co…

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 34.005 Duties of Review Committee

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Sec. 34.005. DUTIES OF REVIEW COMMITTEE. The review committee shall: (1) study and review: (A) cases of pregnancy-related deaths; (B) trends, rates, or disparities in pregnancy-related deaths and severe maternal morbidity; (C) health conditions and factors that disproportionately…

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 34.0055 Screening and Educational Materials For Substance Use and Domestic Violence

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Sec. 34.0055. SCREENING AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR SUBSTANCE USE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. (a) Using existing resources, the commission, in consultation with the review committee, shall: (1) make available to physicians and other persons licensed or certified to conduct a substan…

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 34.006 Consultations and Agreements With Outside Parties

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Sec. 34.006. CONSULTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS WITH OUTSIDE PARTIES. (a) The department and review committee may consult with any relevant experts and stakeholders, including: (1) anesthesiologists; (2) intensivists or critical care physicians; (3) nutritionists; (4) substance abuse t…

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 34.007 Selection and Review of Cases

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Sec. 34.007. SELECTION AND REVIEW OF CASES. (a) The department shall determine a statistically significant number of cases of pregnancy-related deaths for review. The department shall either randomly select cases or select all cases for the review committee to review under this s…

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 34.008 Obtaining De-Identified Information For Review

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Sec. 34.008. OBTAINING DE-IDENTIFIED INFORMATION FOR REVIEW. (a) On selecting a case of pregnancy-related death or severe maternal morbidity for review, the department shall, in accordance with this section, obtain information relevant to the case to enable the review committee t…

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 34.0085 Case Information Excepted From Professional Reporting Requirements

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Sec. 34.0085. CASE INFORMATION EXCEPTED FROM PROFESSIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. Notwithstanding any other law and for purposes of this chapter, a health care provider, including a nurse, who during the review of information relevant to a case selected for review under this chap…

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 34.009 Confidentiality; Privilege

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Sec. 34.009. CONFIDENTIALITY; PRIVILEGE. (a) Any information pertaining to a pregnancy-related death or severe maternal morbidity is confidential for purposes of this chapter. (b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), confidential information that is acquired by the department …

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 34.010 Subpoena and Discovery

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Sec. 34.010. SUBPOENA AND DISCOVERY. Review committee work product or information that is confidential under Section 34.009 is privileged, is not subject to subpoena or discovery, and may not be introduced into evidence in any administrative, civil, or criminal proceeding against…

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 34.011 Immunity

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Sec. 34.011. IMMUNITY. (a) A member of the review committee or a person employed by or acting in an advisory capacity to the review committee and who provides information, counsel, or services to the review committee is not liable for damages for an action taken within the scope …

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 34.012 Database of De-Identified Information

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Sec. 34.012. DATABASE OF DE-IDENTIFIED INFORMATION. (a) The department may establish and maintain an electronic database to track cases of pregnancy-related deaths and severe maternal morbidity to assist the department and review committee in performing functions under this chapt…

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 34.013 Inapplicability of Chapter

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Sec. 34.013. INAPPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter does not apply to disclosure of records pertaining to voluntary or therapeutic termination of pregnancy, and those records may not be collected, maintained, or disclosed under this chapter. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S.,…

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 34.014 Funding

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Sec. 34.014. FUNDING. The department may accept gifts and grants from any source to fund the duties of the department and the review committee under this chapter. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 527 (S.B. 495), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013. Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th …

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 34.015 Reports

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Sec. 34.015. REPORTS. (a) Not later than September 1 of each even-numbered year, the review committee and the department shall submit a joint report on the findings of the review committee under this chapter to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of representa…

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 34.0155 Report On Pregnancy-Related Deaths, Severe Maternal Morbidity, and Postpartum Depression

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Sec. 34.0155. REPORT ON PREGNANCY-RELATED DEATHS, SEVERE MATERNAL MORBIDITY, AND POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION. The commission shall: (1) evaluate options for reducing pregnancy-related deaths, focusing on the most prevalent causes of pregnancy-related deaths as identified in the joint b…

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 34.0156 Maternal Health and Safety Initiative

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Sec. 34.0156. MATERNAL HEALTH AND SAFETY INITIATIVE. (a) Using existing resources, the department, in collaboration with the review committee, shall promote and facilitate the use among health care providers in this state of maternal health and safety informational materials, inc…

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 34.0158 Report On Actions To Address Maternal Mortality Rates

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Sec. 34.0158. REPORT ON ACTIONS TO ADDRESS MATERNAL MORTALITY RATES. Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the commission shall submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the Legislative Budget Board, and the appr…

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 34.01581 Opioid Use Disorder Maternal and Newborn Health Initiatives

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Sec. 34.01581. OPIOID USE DISORDER MATERNAL AND NEWBORN HEALTH INITIATIVES. (a) The department, in collaboration with the review committee, shall develop and implement initiatives to: (1) improve screening procedures to better identify and care for women with opioid use disorder;…

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 34.0159 Program Evaluations

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Sec. 34.0159. PROGRAM EVALUATIONS. The commission, in collaboration with the task force and other interested parties, shall: (1) explore options for expanding the pilot program for pregnancy medical homes established under former Section 531.0996, Government Code; (2) explore met…

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 34.016 Rules

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Sec. 34.016. RULES. The executive commissioner may adopt rules to implement this chapter. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 527 (S.B. 495), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 34.017 Department Access To Information

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Sec. 34.017. DEPARTMENT ACCESS TO INFORMATION. (a) Notwithstanding Chapter 108 or any other law, the department may have access to the following information that may include the identity of a patient to fulfill its duties under this chapter: (1) birth records; (2) fetal death rec…

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 34.018 Sunset Provision

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Sec. 34.018. SUNSET PROVISION. (a) The review committee is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the review committee is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2027. (b) Expired. Added by Ac…

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 34.019 Data Collection

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Sec. 34.019. DATA COLLECTION. The task force, under the direction of the department, shall annually collect information relating to maternity care and postpartum depression in this state. The information must be based on statistics for the preceding year and include the: (1) numb…

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 34.020 Program To Deliver Prenatal and Postpartum Care Through Telehealth Or Telemedicine Medical Services In Certain Counties

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Sec. 34.020. PROGRAM TO DELIVER PRENATAL AND POSTPARTUM CARE THROUGH TELEHEALTH OR TELEMEDICINE MEDICAL SERVICES IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) In this section: (1) "Postpartum care" and "prenatal care" have the meanings assigned by Section 32.002. (2) "Telehealth service" and "telemed…

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 34.021 Application For Federal Grants

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Sec. 34.021. APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL GRANTS. (a) The executive commissioner shall apply to the United States Department of Health and Human Services for grants under the federal Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2018 (Pub. L. No. 115-344). (b) This section expires September 1, 20…