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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting certain physician questions regarding |
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firearms. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 164, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 164.0525 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 164.0525. INQUIRY INTO GUN OWNERSHIP PROHIBITED. (a) |
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In this section, "patient" has the meaning provided by Section |
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159.001. |
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(b) A physician, other than a psychiatrist, may not: |
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(1) inquire into, or ask a patient to disclose, |
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whether a firearm is located or stored on property owned by or under |
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the patient's control, including the patient's home; and |
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(2) require that information described by Subdivision |
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(1) be disclosed before providing treatment to the patient. |
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(c) The board may take disciplinary action against a |
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physician who violates Subsection (b). |
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SECTION 2. Section 164.0525, Occupations Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to conduct that occurs on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. Conduct that occurs before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the conduct occurred, and the former law is continued in effect |
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for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |