Texas § 161.653 DUTY OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.

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§ 161.653 — DUTY OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.

Texas § 161.653

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 161.653 (2026).

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Sec. 161.653. DUTY OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.

(a)A health care provider who administers or causes to be administered a test for Down syndrome or who initially diagnoses a child with Down syndrome shall provide the information described by Section 161.652 to:

(1)expectant parents who receive a prenatal test result indicating a probability or diagnosis that the unborn child has Down syndrome; or

(2)a parent of a child who receives:

(A)a test result indicating a probability or diagnosis that the child has Down syndrome; or

(B)a diagnosis of Down syndrome.

(b)In addition to providing the information described by Subsection (a), a health care provider may provide additional information about Down syndrome that is current and evidence-based and has been reviewed by medical experts and nation

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Sec. 161.653. DUTY OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDER. (a) A health care provider who administers or causes to be administered a test for Down syndrome or who initially diagnoses a child with Down syndrome shall provide the information described by Section 161.652 to:
(1) expectant parents who receive a prenatal test result indicating a probability or diagnosis that the unborn child has Down syndrome; or
(2) a parent of a child who receives:
(A) a test result indicating a probability or diagnosis that the child has Down syndrome; or
(B) a diagnosis of Down syndrome.
(b) In addition to providing the information described by Subsection (a), a health care provider may provide additional information about Down syndrome that is current and evidence-based and has been reviewed by medical experts and national Down syndrome organizations.
(c) Notwithstanding any other law, this section does not impose a standard of care or create an obligation or duty that provides a basis for a cause of action against a health care provider. A health care provider may not be held civilly or criminally liable for failing to provide information as required by Subsection (a).
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