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      By: Cook S.B. No. 2769               A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the prohibited exclusion of certain individuals   requiring specialized care from inpatient mental health   facilities.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 571, Health and Safety Code, is amended   by adding Section 571.0091 to read as follows:           Sec.   571.0091.     PROHIBITED EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS   REQUIRING SPECIALIZED CARE. An inpatient mental health facility   may not deny admission to and may not discharge from the facility a   patient with a bleeding disorder based solely on the individual's   need for specialized treatments, including a bolus injection or   subcutaneous injection, if the specialized treatment is a   prescribed treatment for a bleeding disorder and administered by:                 (1)  the individual; or                 (2)     a licensed health care provider who is not a   facility employee.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.