Texas Administrative Code
Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 37 - MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH SERVICES
Subchapter A - FEDERAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAMS
Section 37.3 - Intrauterine Contraceptive Devices
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) The Texas Department of Health adopts by reference U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare regulations on intrauterine contraceptive devices published in 21 Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter I, Part 310, §310.502, "Intrauterine devices for human use for the purpose of contraception," and Part 801, §801.425, "Professional and patient labeling for intrauterine contraceptive devices." These regulations became effective November 7, 1977.
(b) The purpose of these federal regulations is that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is establishing uniform professional and patient labeling for intrauterine devices (IUDs). The labeling will assist professionals and patients in deciding whether to use an IUD for contraception; it includes requirements for instructions on insertion and usage, contraindications, warnings, adverse reactions, precautions, side effects, and information on IUD effectiveness.
(c) Copies of the regulations referred in this section are indexed and filed in the Texas Department of Health, Maternal and Child Health Services Division, 1100 West 49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756.
