Texas § 161.755 HEALTH CARE PROVIDER DUTIES ON DIAGNOSIS OF UNBORN CHILD'S LIFE-THREATENING OR LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESS OR MEDICAL CONDITION.

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§ 161.755 — HEALTH CARE PROVIDER DUTIES ON DIAGNOSIS OF UNBORN CHILD'S LIFE-THREATENING OR LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESS OR MEDICAL CONDITION.

Texas § 161.755

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 161.755 (2026).

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Sec. 161.755. HEALTH CARE PROVIDER DUTIES ON DIAGNOSIS OF UNBORN CHILD'S LIFE-THREATENING OR LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESS OR MEDICAL CONDITION. A health care provider who diagnoses a pregnant woman's unborn child as having a life-threatening or life-limiting illness or medical condition shall, at the time of the diagnosis:

(1)provide the pregnant woman with a written copy of:

(A)the perinatal palliative care informational materials and list of the perinatal palliative care providers and programs described by Section 161.753 ; and

(B)the perinatal palliative care certification form described by Section 161.754 ; and

(2)obtain from the pregnant woman the signed perinatal palliative care certification form and place the form in the pregnant woman's medical records.

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Sec. 161.755. HEALTH CARE PROVIDER DUTIES ON DIAGNOSIS OF UNBORN CHILD'S LIFE-THREATENING OR LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESS OR MEDICAL CONDITION. A health care provider who diagnoses a pregnant woman's unborn child as having a life-threatening or life-limiting illness or medical condition shall, at the time of the diagnosis:
(1) provide the pregnant woman with a written copy of:
(A) the perinatal palliative care informational materials and list of the perinatal palliative care providers and programs described by Section 161.753 ; and
(B) the perinatal palliative care certification form described by Section 161.754 ; and
(2) obtain from the pregnant woman the signed perinatal palliative care certification form and place the form in the pregnant woman's medical records.