Texas HB1652 grants parents the right to choose cancer treatment options for their child, including opting out of treatment, and mandates.

Texas HB1652 amends the Health and Safety Code to ensure parents of children diagnosed with cancer have the right to choose any available cancer treatment, including experimental treatments, or to opt out of treatment entirely. This law prohibits health care providers, health benefit plan issuers, or governmental entities, including the Department of Family and Protective Services, from penalizing parents for their treatment election.

Texas HB1652 grants parents the right to choose cancer treatment options for their child, including opting out of treatment, and mandates.

Texas HB1652 amends the Health and Safety Code to ensure parents of children diagnosed with cancer have the right to choose any available cancer treatment, including experimental treatments, or to opt out of treatment entirely. This law prohibits health care providers, health benefit plan issuers, or governmental entities, including the Department of Family and Protective Services, from penalizing parents for their treatment election.