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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the transport of female patients to a mental health |
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facility or residential care facility. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1(c), Article 46.04, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, is amended to read as follows: |
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(c) A female patient must be accompanied by a female |
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attendant unless: |
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(1) the patient is transported by a male attendant who |
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is wearing a body worn camera, as defined by Article 2B.0101, that |
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is activated for the duration of the patient's transport; or |
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(2) the vehicle in which the patient is transported is |
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equipped with audio or video recording devices that actively record |
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for the duration of the patient's transport. |
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SECTION 2. Section 574.045(d), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) A female patient must be accompanied by a female |
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attendant unless: |
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(1) the patient is accompanied by her father, husband, |
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or adult brother or son; |
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(2) the patient is transported by a male attendant who |
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is wearing a body worn camera, as defined by Article 2B.0101, Code |
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of Criminal Procedure, that is activated for the duration of the |
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patient's transport; or |
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(3) the vehicle in which the patient is transported is |
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equipped with audio or video recording devices that actively record |
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for the duration of the patient's transport. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |