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  89R15937 AB-D     By: Morales of Harris H.B. No. 3961       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the establishment of a perimenopause and menopause   educational program by the Department of State Health Services.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subtitle B, Title 2, Health and Safety Code, is   amended by adding Chapter 56 to read as follows:   CHAPTER 56. PERIMENOPAUSE AND MENOPAUSE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM           Sec.   56.001.     DEFINITION. In this chapter, "program" means   the perimenopause and menopause educational program established   under this chapter.           Sec.   56.002.     ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM. The department   shall establish a perimenopause and menopause educational program   to educate residents of this state about:                 (1)     symptoms of and treatments for perimenopause and   menopause, including symptoms for which a woman is advised to   consult a health care provider;                 (2)     the physiological process of perimenopause and   menopause;                 (3)     approaches for encouraging women to discuss   perimenopause and menopause; and                 (4)  other information as determined by the department.           Sec.   56.003.     CONSULTATION WITH HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. The   department may consult with health care providers, including   obstetricians, gynecologists, community health centers, and   hospitals, with expertise in women's health care to implement the   program.           Sec.   56.004.     INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS. (a) The department   shall develop written and electronic informational materials for   the program, including materials to address the educational goals   established under Section 56.002.           (b)     The department shall post the informational materials   on the department's Internet website and print the materials for   distribution at program events.            SECTION 2.  As soon as practicable after the effective date   of this Act, the Department of State Health Services shall   establish the program and develop the informational materials as   required by Chapter 56, Health and Safety Code, as added by this   Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.