Texas House Approves Bill Requiring Health Care Agencies to Include Sex Assigned at Birth in Medical Records

Bill requiring medical records to include sex assigned at birth passes Texas House

The Texas House of Representatives has approved a bill requiring health care agencies to “create a new field in medical records for the sex assigned at birth of patients and strict oversight and punishment of health care providers who change records,” according to a report today (Friday, May 23) by The Texas Tribune. Senate Bill 1188, sponsored by Friendswood Republican Greg Bonnen, was approved by the House on Thursday, May 22. While Bonnen str…

Texas House approves bill requiring health care agencies to include sex assigned at birth in medical records

The Texas House of Representatives has approved a bill requiring health care agencies to “create a new field in medical records for the sex assigned at birth of patients and strict oversight and punishment of health care providers who change records,” according to a report today (Friday, May 23) by The Texas Tribune. Senate Bill 1188, sponsored by Friendswood Republican Greg Bonnen, was approved by the House on Thursday, May 22. While Bonnen str…

Electronic health bill requiring biological sex data passes Texas House

AUSTIN, Texas — An electronic health bill requiring medical records to note a patient’s biological sex and any “sexual development disorder” passed the Texas House on Friday.