Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3123 Compare Versions

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1	1	85R12309 KKR-D
2	2	By: Farrar H.B. No. 3123
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to a report concerning health care providers participating
8	8	in the breast and cervical cancer services program, the family
9	9	planning program, and the Texas women's health program.
10	10	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	11	SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 531, Government Code, is
12	12	amended by adding Section 531.02222 to read as follows:
13	13	Sec. 531.02222. REPORT ON PROVIDERS PARTICIPATING IN
14	14	WOMEN'S HEALTH PROGRAMS. (a) In this section:
15	15	(1) "Breast and cervical cancer services program"
16	16	means a program operated by the commission that provides screening,
17	17	diagnostic, and other services related to breast and cervical
18	18	cancer to women in this state.
19	19	(2) "Family planning program" means a program operated
20	20	by the commission that provides health care and core family
21	21	planning services to individuals in this state.
22	22	(3) "Texas women's health program" means a program
23	23	operated by the commission that is substantially similar to the
24	24	demonstration project operated under former Section 32.0248, Human
25	25	Resources Code, and that is intended to expand access to preventive
26	26	health and family planning services for women in this state.
27	27	(b) Not later than December 31 of each even-numbered year,
28	28	the commission shall prepare and submit a report to the legislature
29	29	on the registered provider locations participating in the breast
30	30	and cervical cancer services program, the family planning program,
31	31	and the Texas women's health program. The report must:
32	32	(1) cover the period beginning June 1 occurring three
33	33	years preceding the year in which the report is due and ending May
34	34	31 occurring the year before the year in which the report is due;
35	35	and
36	36	(2) include, for each registered provider location
37	37	during the period covered by the report:
38	38	(A) the number of physicians participating in
39	39	each program at that location;
40	40	(B) the number of individuals seen by each
41	41	physician participating in a program at that location and the
42	42	program in which the individuals were treated; and
43	43	(C) the number of times a specific individual was
44	44	treated at that location by a participating physician in each
45	45	program.
46	46	(c) If the breast and cervical cancer services program, the
47	47	family planning program, or the Texas women's health program is
48	48	consolidated with another program or otherwise modified, the
49	49	commission shall include in the report under Subsection (b) the
50	50	required information for each successor program that provides the
51	51	same or similar services.
52	52	(d) The information provided under Subsection (b) may not
53	53	include any personally identifying information about an
54	54	individual.
55	55	SECTION 2. Not later than December 31, 2018, the Health and
56	56	Human Services Commission shall provide to the legislature the
57	57	initial report for the period of June 1, 2016, through May 31, 2017,
58	58	as required by Section 531.02222, Government Code, as added by this
59	59	Act, notwithstanding Section 531.02222(b)(1), Government Code, as
60	60	added by this Act.
61	61	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.