Sec. 173.008. RECORD RETENTION. Unless another law requires a longer period of record retention, an authorized facility may not dispose of any medical record relating to a woman who consents to the donation of human fetal tissue before:
(1) the seventh anniversary of the date consent was obtained under Section 173.006; or
(2) if the woman was younger than 18 years of age on the date consent was obtained under Section 173.006, the later of:
(A) the woman's 23rd birthday; or
(B) the seventh anniversary of the date consent was obtained.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 441 (S.B. 8), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions
Chapter 173 - Donation of Human Fetal Tissue
Section 173.002. Applicability
Section 173.004. Prohibited Donation
Section 173.005. Donation by Authorized Facility
Section 173.006. Informed Consent Required
Section 173.007. Criminal Penalty