Section 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: (1) expectant parents who receive a prenatal test result indicating a probability or diagnosis that the unborn child has Down syndrome; or(2) a parent of a child who receives:(A) a test result indicating a probability or diagnosis that the child has Down syndrome; or(B) a diagnosis of Down syndrome.(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).Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.653
Added by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 811,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2015.