| 1 | 1 | | 85R551 KKR-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Sheffield H.B. No. 1976 |
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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 study of the use of a patient-reported outcomes |
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| 8 | 8 | | registry in conjunction with health coverage for certain |
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| 9 | 9 | | governmental employees. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. STUDY; PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES REGISTRIES FOR |
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| 12 | 12 | | CERTAIN CARE. The Teacher Retirement System of Texas and the |
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| 13 | 13 | | Employees Retirement System of Texas shall jointly conduct a study |
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| 14 | 14 | | of the benefits and disadvantages of establishing a |
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| 15 | 15 | | patient-reported outcomes registry for musculoskeletal care |
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| 16 | 16 | | provided under the plans of group coverage administered by the |
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| 17 | 17 | | systems under Chapters 1551, 1575, and 1579, Insurance Code. The |
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| 18 | 18 | | study conducted under this section must: |
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| 19 | 19 | | (1) identify the musculoskeletal conditions and |
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| 20 | 20 | | injuries that result in the highest cost for health care in the |
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| 21 | 21 | | plans of group coverage; |
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| 22 | 22 | | (2) identify the percentage of the total cost for |
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| 23 | 23 | | health care under the plans of group coverage that is spent for the |
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| 24 | 24 | | conditions and injuries described by Subdivision (1) of this |
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| 25 | 25 | | section; |
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| 26 | 26 | | (3) estimate the cost for the systems, or for the |
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| 27 | 27 | | entities administering the plans of group coverage on the systems' |
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| 28 | 28 | | behalf, to establish and administer a patient-reported outcomes |
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| 29 | 29 | | registry for musculoskeletal care; |
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| 30 | 30 | | (4) evaluate the potential benefits of a |
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| 31 | 31 | | patient-reported outcomes registry for musculoskeletal care for |
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| 32 | 32 | | the populations served by the plans of group coverage; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | (5) identify potential partners, such as medical |
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| 34 | 34 | | schools located in this state, that could assist the systems in |
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| 35 | 35 | | establishing and administering a patient-reported outcomes |
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| 36 | 36 | | registry for musculoskeletal care. |
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| 37 | 37 | | SECTION 2. REPORT. Not later than December 1, 2018, the |
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| 38 | 38 | | Teacher Retirement System of Texas and the Employees Retirement |
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| 39 | 39 | | System of Texas shall report the results of the study conducted |
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| 40 | 40 | | under Section 1 of this Act to the speaker of the house of |
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| 41 | 41 | | representatives, the lieutenant governor, and the standing |
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| 42 | 42 | | committees of the house and the senate with jurisdiction over the |
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| 43 | 43 | | retirement systems and insurance. The report must: |
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| 44 | 44 | | (1) specify whether establishing one or more |
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| 45 | 45 | | patient-reported outcomes registries for musculoskeletal care |
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| 46 | 46 | | would be beneficial and effective; and |
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| 47 | 47 | | (2) be accompanied by recommendations for |
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| 48 | 48 | | legislation, if appropriate. |
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| 49 | 49 | | SECTION 3. EXPIRATION. Sections 1 and 2 of this Act and this |
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| 50 | 50 | | section expire September 1, 2019. |
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| 51 | 51 | | SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September |
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| 52 | 52 | | 1, 2017. |
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