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By: RodrÃguez S.B. No. 75
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a report concerning health care providers participating
in the breast and cervical cancer services program, the family
planning program, and the Texas women's health program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 531, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 531.02222 to read as follows:
Sec. 531.02222. REPORT ON PROVIDERS PARTICIPATING IN
WOMEN'S HEALTH PROGRAMS. (a) In this section:
(1) "Breast and cervical cancer services program"
means a program operated by the commission that provides screening,
diagnostic, and other services related to breast and cervical
cancer to women in this state.
(2) "Family planning program" means a program operated
by the commission that provides health care and core family
planning services to individuals in this state.
(3) "Texas women's health program" means a program
operated by the commission that is substantially similar to the
demonstration project operated under former Section 32.0248, Human
Resources Code, and that is intended to expand access to preventive
health and family planning services for women in this state.
(b) Not later than December 31 of each even-numbered year,
the commission shall prepare and submit a report to the legislature
on the registered provider locations participating in the breast
and cervical cancer services program, the family planning program,
and the Texas women's health program. The report must:
(1) cover the period beginning June 1 occurring three
years preceding the year in which the report is due and ending May
31 occurring the year before the year in which the report is due;
and
(2) include, for each registered provider location
during the period covered by the report:
(A) the number of physicians participating in
each program at that location;
(B) the number of individuals seen by each
physician participating in a program at that location and the
program in which the individuals were treated; and
(C) the number of times a specific individual was
treated at that location by a participating physician in each
program.
(c) If the breast and cervical cancer services program, the
family planning program, or the Texas women's health program is
consolidated with another program or otherwise modified, the
commission shall include in the report under Subsection (b) the
required information for each successor program that provides the
same or similar services.
(d) The information provided under Subsection (b) may not
include any personally identifying information about an
individual.
SECTION 2. Not later than December 31, 2018, the Health and
Human Services Commission shall provide to the legislature the
initial report for the period of June 1, 2015, through May 31, 2017,
as required by Section 531.02222, Government Code, as added by this
Act, notwithstanding Section 531.02222(b)(1), Government Code, as
added by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect December 1, 2017.