89R22703 MCF-F     By: Ordaz, Orr, Rose, Frank, Howard, et al. H.B. No. 220     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 220:     By:  VanDeaver C.S.H.B. No. 220       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the care provided to sexual assault survivors by health   care facilities.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 323.004, Health and Safety Code, is   amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-2) to   read as follows:          (b)  A health care facility providing care to a sexual   assault survivor shall provide the survivor with:                (1)  subject to Subsection (b-1), a forensic medical   examination in accordance with Subchapter B, Chapter 420,   Government Code, and Subchapter G, Chapter 56A, Code of Criminal   Procedure;                (2)  a private area, if available, to wait or speak with   the appropriate medical, legal, or sexual assault crisis center   staff or volunteer until a physician, nurse, or physician assistant   is able to treat the survivor;                (3)  access to a sexual assault program advocate, if   available, as provided by Subchapter H, Chapter 56A, Code of   Criminal Procedure;                (4)  the information form required by Section 323.005;                (5)  a private treatment room, if available;                (6)  if indicated by the history of contact, access to   appropriate prophylaxis for exposure to sexually transmitted   infections;                (7)  the name and telephone number of the nearest   sexual assault crisis center; [and]                (8)  if the health care facility has shower facilities,   access to a shower at no cost to the survivor after the examination   described by Subdivision (1); and                (9)  if the survivor consents and the treatment is   clinically indicated, an emergency contraceptive approved by the   United States Food and Drug Administration to prevent pregnancy by   delaying ovulation.          (b-2)  A health care facility providing care to a sexual   assault survivor may not provide or offer to provide the survivor   with a drug or device that terminates a pregnancy.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.