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Texas HB4503

HEALTHCAREINTRODUCED

Relating to electronic health record requirements; authorizing a civil penalty.

Legislative Session

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89th Legislature Regular Session

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The commission, the Texas Medical Board, and the Texas Department of Insurance shall jointly ensure that: (1) each electronic health record prepared or maintained by a medical facility, health care practitioner, or governmental entity in this state includes a separate space for the health care practitioner to document: (A) an individual's biological sex as either male or female based on the individual's observed biological sex recorded by a health care practitioner at birth; and (B) information on any sexual development disorder of the individual, whether identified at birth or later in the individual's life; and (2) any algorithm or decision assistance tool included in an electronic health record to assist a health care practitioner in making medical treatment decisions is based on an individual's biological sex.

The commission may not provide Medicaid reimbursement to a medical facility or health care practitioner that violates this chapter and shall disenroll the medical facility or health care practitioner from participation as a Medicaid provider.

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Calendar

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2025-04-1408:00HearingJHR 120House State Affairs Committee Hearing

History

DateAction
2025-04-25Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-04-23Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-04-23Committee report distributed
2025-04-16Considered in formal meeting
2025-04-16Committee substitute considered in committee
2025-04-16Reported favorably as substituted
2025-04-14Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-04-14Considered in public hearing
2025-04-14Committee substitute considered in committee
2025-04-14Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-14Left pending in committee
2025-04-03Read first time
2025-04-03Referred to State Affairs
2025-03-12Filed