Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 32.040 · Subchapter B. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
IDENTIFICATION OF HUSBAND OR ALLEGED FATHER.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A woman receiving medical assistance in the form of prenatal care, child delivery care, and obstetrical care related to prenatal care and child delivery care shall identify her husband, or, if unmarried, shall provide the name and last known address of the alleged father of the unborn child.
(b) If the woman receiving medical assistance is under 18 years of age and resides with one or both parents, the parents shall cooperate in identifying the husband or the alleged father.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 25, Sec. 37, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.32.htm
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