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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 504 - ABORTION FACILITY REPORTING AND LICENSING
SUBCHAPTER D - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR LICENSED ABORTION FACILITIES
SECTION/RULE §504.51 - Patient Rights at the Facility

A licensed abortion facility shall ensure that all women on whom the abortion is to be performed:(1) be allowed to make her own choice and self-determination;(2) are ensured the right to personal privacy and confidentiality of her choices and decisions;(3) are ensured the right to voluntary and informed consent as defined in Health and Safety Code, §171.012, without paying a fee for the informational materials;(4) are ensured individual counseling concerning private medical information and to be given a private opportunity to ask questions;(5) be allowed to view their medical record, including the sonogram, if one has been performed, at any time as provided by law;(6) have access to care and treatment consistent with available resources and generally accepted standards regardless of race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion or disability;(7) are allowed to ask additional questions after giving consent and to withdraw consent while still medically safe to do so;(8) are provided freedom from abuse, neglect, or exploitation as those terms are defined in §1.204 of this title (relating to Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Defined); and(9) be allowed to review the department's informational materials as described in Health and Safety Code, §171.014 and §171.015.

Source Note: The provisions of this §504.51 adopted to be effective June 28, 2009, 34 TexReg 4125; transferred effective December 31, 2024, as published in the December 13, 2024, issue of the Texas Register, 49 TexReg 10119.

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