Relating to hospital patients' rights and hospital policies and procedures; providing an administrative penalty.

SB 124 requires Texas hospitals to adopt written policies ensuring specific patient rights, including respectful care, choice of physician, unrestricted visitation, access to prescribed medications (including off-label use), and end-of-life care options. It directly affects all Texas hospitals providing medical, rehabilitation, mental health, or chemical dependency services. The bill mandates hospitals to implement these policies and establishes administrative penalties for noncompliance. Key provisions include protecting terminally ill patients' access to investigational treatments and requiring hospitals to honor patient decisions about care, as outlined in the proposed new subchapter of the Health and Safety Code.