89th Legislature

HB 4340

Principle Criteria
Free Enterprise
Property Rights
Personal Responsibility
Limited Government
Individual Liberty
Digest
HB 4340, also known as the Laura Avila Act, requires social media platforms to include a warning label on advertisements promoting medical procedures or treatments conducted outside the United States. It also mandates the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to create a public information webpage and a voluntary reporting database for adverse incidents related to medical tourism​.
Author
Mihaela Plesa