| (a) As required by Health and Safety Code, §171.014(d),
the department will review the materials annually to determine if
changes to the content of the booklet are necessary.
(b) The department shall update programs and services
listed in the resource directory as needed and post on the Woman's
Right to Know website in English and Spanish.
(c) If changes are necessary to the booklet, the department
will propose revisions in accordance with the following methods and
procedures.
(1) The department shall propose revisions to the booklet
based on current and relevant science and evidence-based literature,
medical professional resources, and government health and medical
resources.
(2) The department shall make current and relevant
science and evidence-based literature reviewed available upon request.
(3) The department shall also review the booklet to
ensure that information on available assistance and services is current
and that it is consistent with state and federal law.
(4) The department will notify stakeholders of the
annual review process through a public posting on the department's
Woman's Right To Know website and the email distribution list. The
department notification will include instructions on how to be added
to the email distribution list.
(5) The department will accept and review stakeholder
input, including any suggested changes to the booklet, throughout
the year.
(6) The proposed revisions to the booklet will be posted
on the department's Woman's Right To Know website and will be available
for stakeholder comment for 30 days. The department will consider
comments provided by stakeholders that pertain to the revisions being
proposed by the department.
(7) Revisions to the booklet will be guided by peer-reviewed
scientific and medical literature, resources from professional medical
organizations, and government health sources.
(d) Upon annual review of the booklet, the department
shall announce the release of the booklet as revised, and shall post
the revised edition on the department's Woman's Right To Know website.
The department will make the document available in print in English
and in Spanish.
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