89R4383 EAS-F     By: Eckhardt, et al. S.B. No. 348       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the capacity of certain minors to consent to   examination and postpartum or contraception-related medical   treatment.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 32.003(a), Family Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  A child may consent to medical, dental, psychological,   and surgical treatment for the child by a licensed physician or   dentist if the child:                (1)  is on active duty with the armed services of the   United States of America;                (2)  is:                      (A)  16 years of age or older and resides separate   and apart from the child's parents, managing conservator, or   guardian, with or without the consent of the parents, managing   conservator, or guardian and regardless of the duration of the   residence; and                      (B)  managing the child's own financial affairs,   regardless of the source of the income;                (3)  consents to the diagnosis and treatment of an   infectious, contagious, or communicable disease that is required by   law or a rule to be reported by the licensed physician or dentist to   a local health officer or the [Texas] Department of State Health   Services, including all diseases within the scope of Section   81.041, Health and Safety Code;                (4)  is unmarried and pregnant or recently pregnant and   consents to hospital, medical, or surgical treatment, other than   abortion, related to the pregnancy, including postpartum medical   treatment;                (5)  consents to examination and treatment for drug or   chemical addiction, drug or chemical dependency, or any other   condition directly related to drug or chemical use;                (6)  is unmarried, is the parent of a child, and has   actual custody of his or her child and consents to medical, dental,   psychological, or surgical treatment for the child; [or]                (7)  is serving a term of confinement in a facility   operated by or under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal   Justice, unless the treatment would constitute a prohibited   practice under Section 164.052(a)(19), Occupations Code; or                (8)  is unmarried, is the mother of a child, and   consents to examination or contraception-related medical   treatment, other than abortion.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.