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Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 161.757. Complaints;  Disciplinary Action;  Administrative Penalty

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) If a health care provider fails to provide to a pregnant woman the perinatal palliative care informational materials as required by Section 161.755, the woman may submit a complaint to the commission in the form and manner the commission prescribes.

(b) A health care provider who violates Section 161.755 is subject to disciplinary action by the state licensing agency that regulates the provider.  On determining the provider committed a violation, the agency shall:

(1) for an initial violation, issue a written warning to the provider;  and

(2) for each subsequent violation, impose on the provider an administrative penalty in the amount of $1,000.

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