Sec. 171.008.  REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION.  (a)  If an abortion is performed or induced on a pregnant woman because of a medical emergency, the physician who performs or induces the abortion shall execute a written document that certifies the abortion is necessary due to a medical emergency and specifies the woman's medical condition requiring the abortion.
(b)  A physician shall:
(1)  place the document described by Subsection (a) in the pregnant woman's medical record; and
(2)  maintain a copy of the document described by Subsection (a) in the physician's practice records.
(c)  A physician who performs or induces an abortion on a pregnant woman shall:
(1)  if the abortion is performed or induced to preserve the health of the pregnant woman, execute a written document that:
(A)  specifies the medical condition the abortion is asserted to address; and
(B)  provides the medical rationale for the physician's conclusion that the abortion is necessary to address the medical condition; or
(2)  for an abortion other than an abortion described by Subdivision (1), specify in a written document that maternal health is not a purpose of the abortion.
(d)  The physician shall maintain a copy of a document described by Subsection (c) in the physician's practice records.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 62 (S.B. 8), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2021.