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Tex. Fam. Code § 91.003

INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff

A medical professional who treats a person for injuries that the medical professional has reason to believe were caused by family violence shall:

(1) immediately provide the person with information regarding the nearest family violence shelter center;

(2) document in the person's medical file:

(A) the fact that the person has received the information provided under Subdivision (1); and

(B) the reasons for the medical professional's belief that the person's injuries were caused by family violence; and

(3) give the person the written notice adopted by the Health and Human Services Commission under Section 51A.003, Human Resources Code.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.