Texas SB121 amends the Health and Safety Code to clarify the right to choose medical treatments and control measures for communicable diseases.

Texas SB121 amends the Health and Safety Code to specify that the state does not require or authorize medical treatment for individuals who choose treatment by prayer or spiritual means. The bill allows individuals to be isolated or quarantined from the public. It mandates that health authorities must use the least restrictive means available when ordering control measures and must provide notice and an opportunity to demonstrate the necessity of such measures.

Texas SB121 amends the Health and Safety Code to clarify the right to choose medical treatments and control measures for communicable diseases.

Texas SB121 amends the Health and Safety Code to specify that the state does not require or authorize medical treatment for individuals who choose treatment by prayer or spiritual means. The bill allows individuals to be isolated or quarantined from the public. It mandates that health authorities must use the least restrictive means available when ordering control measures and must provide notice and an opportunity to demonstrate the necessity of such measures.