H.B. No. 3336

	AN ACT
	relating to information regarding pertussis for parents of newborn
	children.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 161.501(a), Health and Safety Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(a)  A hospital, birthing center, physician, nurse midwife,
	or midwife who provides prenatal care to a pregnant woman during
	gestation or at delivery of an infant shall:
	(1)  provide the woman and the father of the infant, if
	possible, or another adult caregiver for the infant, with a
	resource pamphlet that includes:
	(A)  a list of the names, addresses, and phone
	numbers of professional organizations that provide postpartum
	counseling and assistance to parents relating to postpartum
	depression and other emotional trauma associated with pregnancy and
	parenting;
	(B)  information regarding the prevention of
	shaken baby syndrome including:
	(i)  techniques for coping with anger caused
	by a crying baby;
	(ii)  different methods for preventing a
	person from shaking a newborn, infant, or other young child;
	(iii)  the dangerous effects of shaking a
	newborn, infant, or other young child; and
	(iv)  the symptoms of shaken baby syndrome
	and who to contact, as recommended by the American Academy of
	Pediatrics, if a parent suspects or knows that a baby has been
	shaken in order to receive prompt medical treatment;
	(C)  a list of diseases for which a child is
	required by state law to be immunized and the appropriate schedule
	for the administration of those immunizations;
	(D)  the appropriate schedule for follow-up
	procedures for newborn screening; [and]
	(E)  information regarding sudden infant death
	syndrome, including current recommendations for infant sleeping
	conditions to lower the risk of sudden infant death syndrome; and
	(F)  educational information in both English and
	Spanish on pertussis disease and the availability of a vaccine to
	protect against pertussis, including information on the Centers for
	Disease Control recommendation that parents receive Tdap during the
	postpartum period to protect newborns from the transmission of
	pertussis;
	(2)  if the woman is a recipient of medical assistance
	under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, provide the woman and the
	father of the infant, if possible, or another adult caregiver with a
	resource guide that includes information in both English and
	Spanish relating to the development, health, and safety of a child
	from birth until age five, including information relating to:
	(A)  selecting and interacting with a primary
	health care practitioner and establishing a "medical home" for the
	child;
	(B)  dental care;
	(C)  effective parenting;
	(D)  child safety;
	(E)  the importance of reading to a child;
	(F)  expected developmental milestones;
	(G)  health care resources available in the state;
	(H)  selecting appropriate child care; and
	(I)  other resources available in the state;
	(3)  document in the woman's record that the woman
	received the resource pamphlet described in Subdivision (1) and the
	resource guide described in Subdivision (2), if applicable; and
	(4)  retain the documentation for at least five years
	in the hospital's, birthing center's, physician's, nurse midwife's,
	or midwife's records.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
	Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.B. No. 3336 was passed by the House on April
	21, 2011, by the following vote:  Yeas 146, Nays 2, 1 present, not
	voting.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House
	I certify that H.B. No. 3336 was passed by the Senate on May
	24, 2011, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0
	.
	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	APPROVED:  _____________________
	Date
	_____________________
	Governor