89R13771 MPF-F     By: Troxclair H.B. No. 4593       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the provision of an abortion-inducing drug.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 171.063, Health and Safety Code, is   amended by adding Subsection (b) to read as follows:          (b)  A physician may not provide to a pregnant woman an   abortion-inducing drug unless the physician is physically present   in this state and examines the woman in person at the time the   physician provides the drug to the woman.          SECTION 2.  Section 151.056, Occupations Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as   follows:          (b)  Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), this [This]   section does not apply to the act of:                (1)  a medical specialist located in another   jurisdiction who provides only episodic consultation services on   request to a physician licensed in this state who practices in the   same medical specialty;                (2)  a physician located in another jurisdiction who is   providing consultation services to a medical school as defined by   Section 61.501, Education Code;                (3)  a physician located in another jurisdiction who is   providing consultation services to an institution subject to:                      (A)  Subchapter C, Chapter 73, Education Code; or                      (B)  Subchapter K, Chapter 74, Education Code; or                (4)  a physician located in another jurisdiction of a   state having borders contiguous with the borders of this state who   is the treating physician of a patient and orders home health or   hospice services for a resident of this state to be delivered by a   home and community support services agency licensed in this state.          (b-1)  This section applies to a consultation service   described by Subsection (b)(1), (2), or (3) if the service is the   provision of an abortion-inducing drug, as defined by Section   171.061, Health and Safety Code.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.