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TITLE 1ADMINISTRATION
PART 15TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 382WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER BFAMILY PLANNING PROGRAM
RULE §382.127FPP Services for Minors

(a) Minors must be provided individualized family planning counseling and family planning medical services that meet their specific needs as soon as possible.

(b) The FPP health-care provider must ensure that:

  (1) counseling for minors seeking family planning services is provided with parental consent;

  (2) counseling for minors includes information on use and effectiveness of all medically approved birth control methods, including abstinence; and

  (3) appointment schedules are flexible enough to accommodate access for minors requesting services.


Source Note: The provisions of this §382.127 adopted to be effective July 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 4630

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