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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 503 - BIRTHING CENTERS
SUBCHAPTER D - OPERATIONAL AND CLINICAL STANDARDS FOR THE PROVISION AND COORDINATION OF TREATMENT AND SERVICES
SECTION/RULE §503.42 - Disclosure Requirements

(a) At the time of initial visit a center must provide the client, and if the client is a minor, his or her guardian:(1) a written statement that complaints may be registered with the Manager, Health Facility Compliance Group, Department of State Health Services, 1100 West 49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756; telephone (888) 973-0022; (512) 834-6650; Fax (512) 834-6653; and(2) a disclosure statement and informed consent that explains the benefits, limitations, and risks of the services available to the client, and that describes the collaborative arrangements that the center has with physicians and referral hospitals.(b) A center shall ensure that its licensed midwives meet the disclosure requirements in the Texas Midwifery Act, Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 203.

Source Note: The provisions of this §503.42 adopted to be effective December 2, 2007, 32 TexReg 8507; transferred effective November 29, 2024, as published in the November 8, 2024, issue of the Texas Register, 49 TexReg 9022.

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