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      By: Hancock S.B. No. 2977               A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to notification by certain hospitals of certain standard   of care information.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 241, Health and Safety   Code is amended by adding Section 241.013 to read as follows:           Sec.   241.013     DISCLOSURE BY HOSPITALS OF PEDIATRIC STANDARD   OF CARE INFORMATION. (a) In this section, a hospital includes any   hospital owned or operated by the state.           (b)     A hospital shall provide disclosure to the public   regarding the standard of care available for pediatric patients.           (c)     The required disclosure information shall include   whether the hospital is classified as a pediatric and adolescent   hospital or a special hospital with the ability to provide   emergency medical treatment and stabilization for pediatric   patients, in accordance with nationally recognized standards.           (d)     The hospital shall provide disclosure to the public,   including prospective patients, through the following ways:                 (1)  verbally, when reasonable;                 (2)     in a prominent location on their official internet   website; and                 (3)  by the hospital:                       (A)     on any printed materials about emergency   care; and                         (B)     during the registration or check-in process   for emergency services.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.