Tex. Fam. Code § 91.003 · Chapter 91. REPORTING FAMILY VIOLENCE
INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 24 (S.B. 1325), Sec. 6, eff. May 13, 2023.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.91.htm
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