84R8112 JSC-D
By: Naishtat H.B. No. 2584
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of the executive commissioner of the
Health and Human Services Commission to adopt rules defining
certain medical conditions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 242.040, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
(g) The executive commissioner by rule shall adopt a
definition of "Alzheimer's disease and related disorders," and may
adopt by reference a definition published in a generally accepted
clinical resource for medical professionals. The executive
commissioner shall modify the definition as necessary to conform to
changes in medical practice.
SECTION 2. Section 247.029, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human
Services Commission by rule shall adopt a definition of
"Alzheimer's disease and related disorders," and may adopt by
reference a definition published in a generally accepted clinical
resource for medical professionals. The executive commissioner
shall modify the definition as necessary to conform to changes in
medical practice.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2015.