| 1 | 1 | | 84R5534 SCL-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Huffman S.B. No. 1701 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to a human papillomavirus-associated cancer strategic |
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| 8 | 8 | | plan developed by the Department of State Health Services. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. (a) The Department of State Health Services |
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| 11 | 11 | | shall develop a strategic plan to significantly reduce morbidity |
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| 12 | 12 | | and mortality from human papillomavirus-associated cancer. |
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| 13 | 13 | | (b) In developing the strategic plan, the Department of |
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| 14 | 14 | | State Health Services shall collaborate with the Cancer Prevention |
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| 15 | 15 | | and Research Institute of Texas and may convene any necessary |
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| 16 | 16 | | workgroups. The members of a workgroup may include: |
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| 17 | 17 | | (1) health care providers specializing in human |
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| 18 | 18 | | papillomavirus-associated cancer prevention, screening, |
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| 19 | 19 | | treatment, or research; |
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| 20 | 20 | | (2) physicians specializing in primary care, |
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| 21 | 21 | | pediatrics, or obstetrics and gynecology; |
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| 22 | 22 | | (3) mid-level health care practitioners; |
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| 23 | 23 | | (4) cancer epidemiologists; |
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| 24 | 24 | | (5) representatives of general academic teaching |
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| 25 | 25 | | institutions as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, and |
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| 26 | 26 | | medical and dental units as defined by Section 61.003, Education |
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| 27 | 27 | | Code; |
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| 28 | 28 | | (6) middle school, high school, or college health |
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| 29 | 29 | | educators; |
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| 30 | 30 | | (7) human papillomavirus-associated cancer survivors; |
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| 31 | 31 | | (8) representatives from geographic areas or other |
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| 32 | 32 | | population groups at higher risk of human |
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| 33 | 33 | | papillomavirus-associated cancer; |
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| 34 | 34 | | (9) representatives of community-based and |
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| 35 | 35 | | faith-based organizations involved in providing education, |
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| 36 | 36 | | awareness, or support relating to human papillomavirus-associated |
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| 37 | 37 | | cancer; or |
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| 38 | 38 | | (10) other people the department determines are |
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| 39 | 39 | | necessary. |
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| 40 | 40 | | (c) In developing the strategic plan, the Department of |
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| 41 | 41 | | State Health Services shall: |
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| 42 | 42 | | (1) identify barriers to effective prevention, |
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| 43 | 43 | | screening, and treatment for human papillomavirus-associated |
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| 44 | 44 | | cancer, including specific barriers affecting providers and |
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| 45 | 45 | | patients; |
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| 46 | 46 | | (2) identify methods to increase the number of people |
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| 47 | 47 | | vaccinated against human papillomavirus; |
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| 48 | 48 | | (3) identify methods to increase use of evidence-based |
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| 49 | 49 | | screening to enhance the number of people screened regularly for |
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| 50 | 50 | | human papillomavirus-associated cancer; |
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| 51 | 51 | | (4) review current technologies and best practices for |
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| 52 | 52 | | human papillomavirus-associated cancer screening; |
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| 53 | 53 | | (5) review technology available to diagnose and |
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| 54 | 54 | | prevent infection by human papillomavirus; |
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| 55 | 55 | | (6) develop methods for creating partnerships with |
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| 56 | 56 | | public and private entities to increase awareness of human |
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| 57 | 57 | | papillomavirus-associated cancer and of the importance of |
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| 58 | 58 | | vaccination education and regular screening; |
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| 59 | 59 | | (7) review current prevention, screening, treatment, |
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| 60 | 60 | | and related activities in this state and identify areas in which the |
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| 61 | 61 | | services for those activities are lacking; |
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| 62 | 62 | | (8) estimate the annual direct and indirect state |
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| 63 | 63 | | health care costs attributable to human papillomavirus-associated |
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| 64 | 64 | | cancers; |
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| 65 | 65 | | (9) identify actions necessary to increase |
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| 66 | 66 | | vaccination and screening rates and reduce the morbidity and |
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| 67 | 67 | | mortality from human papillomavirus-associated cancer and |
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| 68 | 68 | | establish a schedule for implementing those actions; and |
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| 69 | 69 | | (10) make recommendations to the legislature on policy |
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| 70 | 70 | | changes and funding needed to implement the strategic plan. |
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| 71 | 71 | | (d) Not later than December 31, 2016, the Department of |
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| 72 | 72 | | State Health Services shall deliver to the governor and members of |
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| 73 | 73 | | the legislature the strategic plan and recommendations on goal |
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| 74 | 74 | | implementation and schedule compliance related to the strategic |
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| 75 | 75 | | plan. |
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| 76 | 76 | | (e) This section expires January 1, 2017. |
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| 77 | 77 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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