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1	1		84R15431 LED-D
2		-	By: Bonnen of Galveston, Lucio III, Blanco H.B. No. 3105
3		-	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3105:
4		-	By: Crownover C.S.H.B. No. 3105
	2	+	By: Bonnen of Galveston, Lucio III, Blanco, H.B. No. 3105
	3	+	Guillen
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7	6		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	7		AN ACT
9	8		relating to the establishment of a multi-stakeholder advisory
10	9		committee on health literacy.
11	10		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	11		SECTION 1. Chapter 1002, Health and Safety Code, is amended
13	12		by adding Subchapter F to read as follows:
14	13		SUBCHAPTER F. MULTI-STAKEHOLDER ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HEALTH
15	14		LITERACY
16	15		Sec. 1002.251. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
17	16		(1) "Advisory committee" means the multi-stakeholder
18	17		advisory committee on health literacy established under this
19	18		subchapter.
20	19		(2) "Health literacy" means the degree to which an
21	20		individual has the capacity to obtain, communicate, process, and
22	21		understand basic health information and services so the person may
23	22		make appropriate decisions about the treatment, payment, or
24	23		coverage of health care and navigate complexities in the health
25	24		care system.
26	25		Sec. 1002.252. MULTI-STAKEHOLDER ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON
27	26		HEALTH LITERACY. The institute shall establish a multi-stakeholder
28	27		advisory committee on health literacy to study and make
29	28		recommendations to improve health literacy in this state.
30	29		Sec. 1002.253. COMPOSITION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE. The
31	30		advisory committee is composed of:
32	31		(1) three members of the board selected by the
33	32		presiding officer of the board;
34	33		(2) a representative from each of the following
35	34		agencies, selected by the executive head of the agency:
36	35		(A) the Department of Aging and Disability
37	36		Services;
38	37		(B) the center for elimination of
39	38		disproportionality and disparities;
40	39		(C) the Employees Retirement System of Texas;
41	40		(D) the Teacher Retirement System of Texas; and
42	41		(E) each state agency or system of higher
43	42		education that purchases or provides health care services, as
44	43		determined by the governor;
45	44		(3) the following representatives appointed by the
46	45		governor:
47	46		(A) three employers domiciled in this state; and
48	47		(B) three health care consumers; and
49	48		(4) the following ex officio members:
50	49		(A) the commissioner or the commissioner's
51	50		designee;
52	51		(B) the commissioner of insurance or the
53	52		commissioner of insurance's designee; and
54	53		(C) the state Medicaid director of the commission
55	54		or the director's designee.
56	55		Sec. 1002.254. PRESIDING OFFICER. The board shall appoint
57	56		from among the members of the advisory committee a presiding
58	57		officer and an assistant presiding officer.
59	58		Sec. 1002.255. VACANCY. A vacancy on the advisory
60	59		committee shall be filled by appointment in the same manner as the
61	60		original appointment.
62	61		Sec. 1002.256. MEETINGS. The advisory committee shall meet
63	62		at the call of the presiding officer.
64	63		Sec. 1002.257. DUTIES. (a) The advisory committee shall:
65	64		(1) develop an expanded definition of health literacy
66	65		that includes a focus on a patient's need for transparent
67	66		information about the cost and quality of health care and available
68	67		treatment options;
69	68		(2) examine the impact of low health literacy on
70	69		health care cost and quality outcomes; and
71	70		(3) develop policy recommendations, based on the
72	71		findings of the advisory committee, to:
73	72		(A) promote the use of plain language by health
74	73		care providers;
75	74		(B) promote the use of simplified enrollment
76	75		forms;
77	76		(C) develop health literacy resources for both
78	77		providers and consumers of health care; and
79	78		(D) develop programs to support improved health
80	79		literacy.
81	80		(b) The advisory committee may consult with and invite
82	81		participation from groups, organizations, and agencies as needed to
83	82		accomplish the goals of the committee.
84	83		Sec. 1002.258. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT. The institute shall
85	84		provide administrative support for the advisory committee.
86	85		Sec. 1002.259. REPORT. (a) The advisory committee shall
87	86		prepare a report that includes the committee's findings and policy
88	87		recommendations under Section 1002.257.
89	88		(b) Not later than October 1, 2016, the advisory committee
90	89		shall submit the report required under this section to the
91	90		institute for inclusion in the institute's biennial report and
92	91		recommendations to the legislature.
93	92		Sec. 1002.260. COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT. Members of the
94	93		advisory committee serve without compensation and may not be
95	94		reimbursed for travel or other expenses incurred while conducting
96	95		the business of the advisory committee.
97	96		Sec. 1002.261. EXPIRATION. The advisory committee is
98	97		abolished and this subchapter expires September 1, 2017.
99	98		SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2015, the appropriate
100	99		appointing authorities shall appoint the members of the
101	100		multi-stakeholder advisory committee on health literacy in
102	101		accordance with Subchapter F, Chapter 1002, Health and Safety Code,
103	102		as added by this Act.
104	103		SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.