Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 161.653. Duty of Health Care Provider

(a) A health care provider who administers or causes to be administered a test for Down syndrome or who initially diagnoses a child with Down syndrome shall provide the information described by Section 161.652 to:

(b) In addition to providing the information described by Subsection (a), a health care provider may provide additional information about Down syndrome that is current and evidence-based and has been reviewed by medical experts and national Down syndrome organizations.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law, this section does not impose a standard of care or create an obligation or duty that provides a basis for a cause of action against a health care provider.  A health care provider may not be held civilly or criminally liable for failing to provide information as required by Subsection (a).