Texas HB4340 mandates warnings on social media ads for foreign medical procedures and establishes a reporting database for adverse incidents.

The Laura Avila Act, Texas HB4340, requires social media platforms to display a warning on ads promoting medical procedures or treatments in foreign countries. The warning must state that such procedures are not subject to U.S. safety standards and that foreign healthcare providers are not regulated by U.S. laws. The bill also mandates the Texas Department of State Health Services to create a web page detailing the risks of medical tourism and to establish a database for reporting adverse incidents.

Texas HB4340 mandates warnings on social media ads for foreign medical procedures and establishes a reporting database for adverse incidents.

The Laura Avila Act, Texas HB4340, requires social media platforms to display a warning on ads promoting medical procedures or treatments in foreign countries. The warning must state that such procedures are not subject to U.S. safety standards and that foreign healthcare providers are not regulated by U.S. laws. The bill also mandates the Texas Department of State Health Services to create a web page detailing the risks of medical tourism and to establish a database for reporting adverse incidents.