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  89R22703 MCF-F     By: Ordaz, Orr, Rose, Frank, Howard, et al. 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.