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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of abortion providers and facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 245.010, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The rules must contain minimum standards to protect the |
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health and safety of a patient of an abortion facility and must |
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contain provisions requiring compliance with the requirements of |
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Subchapter B, Chapter 171. [On and after September 1, 2014, the
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minimum standards for an abortion facility must be equivalent to
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the minimum standards adopted under Section 243.010 for ambulatory
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surgical centers.] |
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(c) The standards may not be more stringent than Medicare |
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certification standards, if any, for: |
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(1) qualifications for professional and |
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nonprofessional personnel; |
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(2) supervision of professional and nonprofessional |
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personnel; |
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(3) medical treatment and medical services provided by |
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an abortion facility and the coordination of treatment and |
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services, including quality assurance; |
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(4) sanitary and hygienic conditions within an |
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abortion facility; |
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(5) the equipment essential to the health and welfare |
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of the patients; |
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(6) clinical records kept by an abortion facility; and |
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(7) management, ownership, and control of the |
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facility. |
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SECTION 2. Section 171.0031, Health and Safety Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an abortion performed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An abortion performed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect immediately before the effective date |
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of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |