Sec. 2272.002. APPLICABILITY. (a) This chapter does not apply to:
(1) a hospital licensed under Chapter 241, Health and Safety Code;
(2) the office of a physician licensed under Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code, that performs 50 or fewer abortions in any 12-month period;
(3) a state hospital as defined by Section 552.0011, Health and Safety Code;
(4) a teaching hospital of a public or private institution of higher education; or
(5) an accredited residency program providing training to resident physicians.
(b) For purposes of this chapter, a facility is not considered to be an abortion provider solely based on the performance of an abortion at the facility during a medical emergency as defined by Section 171.002, Health and Safety Code.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 501 (S.B. 22), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
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