89R2190 MEW-F     By: McQueeney H.B. No. 1984       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to creating the criminal offense of misrepresenting   medical history to obtain unnecessary medical treatment for a   child, elderly individual, or disabled individual.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  This Act shall be known as Alyssa's Law.          SECTION 2.  Chapter 22, Penal Code, is amended by adding   Section 22.042 to read as follows:          Sec. 22.042.  MISREPRESENTING MEDICAL HISTORY TO OBTAIN   UNNECESSARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR CHILD, ELDERLY INDIVIDUAL, OR   DISABLED INDIVIDUAL. (a) In this section:                (1)  "Child" means a person younger than 18 years of   age.                (2)  "Disabled individual" and "elderly individual"   have the meanings assigned by Section 22.04.                (3)  "Health care institution or provider" means a   health care institution or a health care provider, as those terms   are defined by Section 74.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, or   an affiliate, as defined by that section, of a health care   institution or health care provider.                (4)  "Medical history" means any oral, written, or   electronic communication regarding an individual's current or   previous symptoms, diagnoses, or family medical history. The term   does not include a communication regarding an individual's   vaccination history.          (b)  A person commits an offense if:                (1)  the person knowingly misrepresents the medical   history of a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual to a   health care institution or provider with the intent to obtain   unnecessary medical treatment for the child, elderly individual, or   disabled individual; and                (2)  the unnecessary medical treatment for the child,   elderly individual, or disabled individual obtained by   misrepresentation under Subdivision (1) causes the child, elderly   individual, or disabled individual to suffer:                      (A)  bodily injury; or                      (B)  mental deficiency, impairment, or injury.          (c)  An offense under this section is a felony of the third   degree.          SECTION 3.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.   An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is   governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,   and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For   purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the   effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred   before that date.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.