Tex.
Health & Safety Code Section 161.653
Duty of Health Care Provider
(a)
A health care provider who administers or causes to be administered a test for Down syndrome or who initially diagnoses a child with Down syndrome shall provide the information described by Section 161.652 (Information Regarding down Syndrome) to:(1)
expectant parents who receive a prenatal test result indicating a probability or diagnosis that the unborn child has Down syndrome; or(2)
a parent of a child who receives:(A)
a test result indicating a probability or diagnosis that the child has Down syndrome; or(B)
a diagnosis of Down syndrome.(b)
In addition to providing the information described by Subsection (a), a health care provider may provide additional information about Down syndrome that is current and evidence-based and has been reviewed by medical experts and national Down syndrome organizations.(c)
Notwithstanding any other law, this section does not impose a standard of care or create an obligation or duty that provides a basis for a cause of action against a health care provider. A health care provider may not be held civilly or criminally liable for failing to provide information as required by Subsection (a).
Source:
Section 161.653 — Duty of Health Care Provider, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.161.htm#161.653 (accessed May 26, 2025).
