Tex. Health & Safety Code § 171.0121 · Subchapter B. INFORMED CONSENT
MEDICAL RECORD.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Before the abortion begins, a copy of the signed, written certification received by the physician under Section 171.012(a)(6) must be placed in the pregnant woman's medical records.
(b) A copy of the signed, written certification required under Sections 171.012(a)(5) and (6) shall be retained by the facility where the abortion is performed until:
(1) the seventh anniversary of the date it is signed; or
(2) if the pregnant woman is a minor, the later of:
(A) the seventh anniversary of the date it is signed; or
(B) the woman's 21st birthday.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 73 (H.B. 15), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.171.htm
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