Texas SB619

RIGHT TO DECLINE PARTICIPATION IN HEALTH CARE SERVICE FOR REASONS OF CONSCIENCE; CONSTRUCTION OF SUBCHAPTER. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person may decline to participate in a health care service for reasons of conscience.

(5) "Health care service" means any phase of patient health care or treatment. The term includes: (A) examination, testing, diagnosis, referral, prognosis, dispensing or administering a drug or device, ancillary research, instruction, therapy, treatment, and preparing for or performing a surgery or procedure; (B) family planning, counseling, and referrals, and any other advice in connection with the use or procurement of contraceptives, sterilization, or abortion; and (C) record preparation procedures, preparation of treatment notes, and any other care or treatment rendered by a health care facility, physician, or health care provider. (6) "Physician" means an individual licensed to practice medicine in this state.