Texas 2015 - 84th Regular

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1		-	84R29750 JSC-D
2		-	By: Kolkhorst, et al. S.B. No. 791
3		-	(Zerwas)
4		-	Substitute the following for S.B. No. 791: No.
	1	+	S.B. No. 791
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7		-	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	4		AN ACT
9	5		relating to education about congenital cytomegalovirus in infants.
10	6		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	7		SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the Madeline Leigh
12	8		Armstrong Act.
13	9		SECTION 2. Subtitle B, Title 2, Health and Safety Code, is
14	10		amended by adding Chapter 46 to read as follows:
15	11		CHAPTER 46. CONGENITAL CYTOMEGALOVIRUS
16	12		Sec. 46.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "congenital
17	13		cytomegalovirus" means cytomegalovirus acquired by an infant
18	14		before birth.
19	15		Sec. 46.002. EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ON CONGENITAL
20	16		CYTOMEGALOVIRUS. (a) The department, in consultation with the
21	17		Texas Medical Board, shall develop and publish informational
22	18		materials for women who may become pregnant, expectant parents, and
23	19		parents of infants regarding:
24	20		(1) the incidence of cytomegalovirus;
25	21		(2) the transmission of cytomegalovirus to pregnant
26	22		women and women who may become pregnant;
27	23		(3) birth defects caused by congenital
28	24		cytomegalovirus;
29	25		(4) available preventive measures to avoid the
30	26		infection of women who are pregnant or may become pregnant; and
31	27		(5) resources available for families of children born
32	28		with congenital cytomegalovirus.
33	29		(b) The materials must be published in:
34	30		(1) English and Spanish;
35	31		(2) an easily comprehensible form; and
36	32		(3) a typeface large enough to be clearly legible.
37	33		(c) The department shall periodically review the materials
38	34		to determine if changes to the contents of the materials are
39	35		necessary.
40	36		Sec. 46.003. PUBLICATION OF MATERIALS. (a) The department
41	37		shall publish the information required to be published under this
42	38		chapter on the department's Internet website.
43	39		(b) The department may not charge a fee for physical copies
44	40		of the materials. The department shall provide appropriate
45	41		quantities of the materials to any person on request.
46	42		Sec. 46.004. EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. (a) The department
47	43		shall establish an outreach program to:
48	44		(1) educate women who may become pregnant, expectant
49	45		parents, and parents of infants about cytomegalovirus; and
50	46		(2) raise awareness of cytomegalovirus among health
51	47		care providers who provide care to expectant mothers or infants.
52	48		(b) The department may solicit and accept the assistance of
53	49		any relevant medical associations or community resources,
54	50		including faith-based resources, to promote education about
55	51		cytomegalovirus under this chapter.
56	52		Sec. 46.005. RULES. The executive commissioner may adopt
57	53		rules for the implementation of this chapter.
58	54		SECTION 3. Section 161.501(a), Health and Safety Code, as
59	55		amended by S.B. No. 219, Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular
60	56		Session, 2015, is amended to read as follows:
61	57		(a) A hospital, birthing center, physician, nurse midwife,
62	58		or midwife who provides prenatal care to a pregnant woman during
63	59		gestation or at delivery of an infant shall:
64	60		(1) provide the woman and the father of the infant, if
65	61		possible, or another adult caregiver for the infant, with a
66	62		resource pamphlet that includes:
67	63		(A) a list of the names, addresses, and phone
68	64		numbers of professional organizations that provide postpartum
69	65		counseling and assistance to parents relating to postpartum
70	66		depression and other emotional trauma associated with pregnancy and
71	67		parenting;
72	68		(B) information regarding the prevention of
73	69		shaken baby syndrome including:
74	70		(i) techniques for coping with anger caused
75	71		by a crying baby;
76	72		(ii) different methods for preventing a
77	73		person from shaking a newborn, infant, or other young child;
78	74		(iii) the dangerous effects of shaking a
79	75		newborn, infant, or other young child; and
80	76		(iv) the symptoms of shaken baby syndrome
81	77		and who to contact, as recommended by the American Academy of
82	78		Pediatrics, if a parent suspects or knows that a baby has been
83	79		shaken in order to receive prompt medical treatment;
84	80		(C) a list of diseases for which a child is
85	81		required by state law to be immunized and the appropriate schedule
86	82		for the administration of those immunizations;
87	83		(D) the appropriate schedule for follow-up
88	84		procedures for newborn screening;
89	85		(E) information regarding sudden infant death
90	86		syndrome, including current recommendations for infant sleeping
91	87		conditions to lower the risk of sudden infant death syndrome; and
92	88		(F) educational information in both English and
93	89		Spanish on:
94	90		(i) pertussis disease and the availability
95	91		of a vaccine to protect against pertussis, including information on
96	92		the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendation that
97	93		parents receive Tdap during the postpartum period to protect
98	94		newborns from the transmission of pertussis; and
99	95		(ii) the incidence of cytomegalovirus,
100	96		birth defects caused by congenital cytomegalovirus, and available
101	97		resources for the family of an infant born with congenital
102	98		cytomegalovirus;
103	99		(2) if the woman is a recipient of medical assistance
104	100		under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, provide the woman and the
105	101		father of the infant, if possible, or another adult caregiver with a
106	102		resource guide that includes information in both English and
107	103		Spanish relating to the development, health, and safety of a child
108	104		from birth until age five, including information relating to:
109	105		(A) selecting and interacting with a primary
110	106		health care practitioner and establishing a "medical home" for the
111	107		child;
112	108		(B) dental care;
113	109		(C) effective parenting;
114	110		(D) child safety;
115	111		(E) the importance of reading to a child;
116	112		(F) expected developmental milestones;
117	113		(G) health care resources available in the state;
118	114		(H) selecting appropriate child care; and
119	115		(I) other resources available in the state;
120	116		(3) document in the woman's record that the woman
121	117		received the resource pamphlet described in Subdivision (1) and the
122	118		resource guide described in Subdivision (2), if applicable; and
123	119		(4) retain the documentation for at least five years
124	120		in the hospital's, birthing center's, physician's, nurse midwife's,
125	121		or midwife's records.
126	122		SECTION 4. (a) The Department of State Health Services
127	123		shall develop and publish the materials required by Chapter 46,
128	124		Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, not later than January
129	125		1, 2016.
130	126		(b) The Department of State Health Services shall revise the
131	127		pamphlet under Section 161.501(a), Health and Safety Code, as
132	128		amended by this Act, not later than January 1, 2016.
133	129		SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
	130	+	______________________________ ______________________________
	131	+	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
	132	+	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 791 passed the Senate on
	133	+	April 7, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that
	134	+	the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 28, 2015, by the
	135	+	following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
	136	+	______________________________
	137	+	Secretary of the Senate
	138	+	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 791 passed the House, with
	139	+	amendment, on May 22, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 138,
	140	+	Nays 2, two present not voting.
	141	+	______________________________
	142	+	Chief Clerk of the House
	143	+	Approved:
	144	+	______________________________
	145	+	Date
	146	+	______________________________
	147	+	Governor