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TX HB2684

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/11/2025

Primary Sponsor

Valoree Swanson

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires health care providers who diagnose a preborn child with a life-threatening disability to provide the pregnant woman with written perinatal palliative care informational materials and a list of providers/programs at the time of diagnosis

  • Directs the Health and Human Services Commission to develop and publish informational materials about perinatal palliative care services, including medical assistance benefits available for prenatal care, childbirth, and palliative care

  • Mandates the commission maintain a geographically indexed list of perinatal palliative care providers and programs in Texas, excluding abortion providers and their affiliates from the list

  • Requires pregnant women to sign a certification form confirming receipt of the perinatal palliative care information, which must be placed in their medical records

  • Establishes penalties for non-compliant health care providers: written warning for first violation, $1,000 administrative penalty for each subsequent violation, effective September 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care; creating an administrative penalty.

Abortion

Last Action

Left pending in committee

4/21/2025

Committee Referrals

Public Health3/18/2025

Full Bill Text

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