Tex. Health & Safety Code § 242.152 · Subchapter F. MEDICAL, NURSING, AND DENTAL SERVICES OTHER THAN ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION
PHYSICIAN SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS YOUNGER THAN 18 YEARS OF AGE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) An institution shall use appropriate pediatric consultative services for a resident younger than 18 years of age, in accordance with the resident's assessment and comprehensive plan of care.
(b) A pediatrician or other physician with training or expertise in the clinical care of children with complex medical needs shall participate in all aspects of the resident's medical care.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1159, Sec. 1.30, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.242.htm
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