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55.042D International Border Crossing by Minors

55.042D

55.042 International Border Crossing by Minors: The Texas Medical Association supports legislation that would prohibit minors under 18 years of age from crossing international borders unless accompanied by a parent or guardian or with written consent from a parent or guardian (Res. 201-A-05; reaffirmed CM-CAH Rep. 2-A-06; deleted CM-CAH Rep.1-A-16).

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October 07, 2016

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Texas Medicine 

The way the Texas Legislature conducts business during the 2021 session may look different due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But the Texas Medical Association’s commitment to improving health care remains the same. Some of those goals are up against deep cuts to state agency budgets. At the same time, however, the pandemic has created opportunities for medicine to bend lawmakers’ ear on some of its longstanding goals, including advancing access to care, vaccines, health coverage, and telemedicine. Plus, physicians have proven ways to respond to patients’ COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. 

 

 

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