2017S0423-1 03/08/17
By: Kolkhorst S.B. No. 1573
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a study to identify and address inefficiencies in state
health care regulations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. (a) The Health and Human Services Commission
shall conduct a study to identify redundant, inefficient, or
obsolete health care regulations and shall make recommendations to
the legislature for revising or eliminating the regulations to
improve the delivery of health care in the state.
(b) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human
Services Commission:
(1) shall hold public meetings as necessary to receive
testimony from stakeholders and to develop the recommendations
required by Subsection (a) of this section; and
(2) may seek assistance in evaluating testimony and
developing recommendations from the Department of State Health
Services, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, any
other agency that regulates health care, and any board that
regulates health care professionals.
(c) Not later than September 1, 2018, the executive
commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall
submit a report to the legislature containing conclusions regarding
the effectiveness of the state's health care regulations and
recommendations for revising or eliminating ineffective
regulations.
(d) This section expires January 1, 2019.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.