H.B. No. 713 amends the Health and Safety Code by adding Section 34.0085, which establishes an exception to certain reporting requirements for health care providers, including nurses, who are reviewing selected cases for the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee. Specifically, the bill states that if a health care provider learns of conduct related to their profession that is subject to a reporting requirement while reviewing information for a case selected under this chapter, they are exempt from that reporting requirement for the information reviewed.

The bill aims to encourage thorough and candid reviews of maternal mortality and morbidity cases without the fear of triggering mandatory reporting obligations. It is set to take effect immediately if it receives a two-thirds vote from both houses of the legislature; otherwise, it will take effect on September 1, 2025.

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