Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3669 Compare Versions

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2	2	By: Guillen H.B. No. 3669
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to services provided to and collection of data regarding
8	8	individuals with acquired brain injury.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 531, Government Code, is
11	11	amended by adding Section 531.0982 to read as follows:
12	12	Sec. 531.0982. SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ACQUIRED BRAIN
13	13	INJURY. (a) In this section:
14	14	(1) "Council" means the Texas Brain Injury Advisory
15	15	Council established under 1 T.A.C. Section 351.825.
16	16	(2) "Office" means the office of acquired brain injury
17	17	within the commission.
18	18	(b) The commission, in collaboration with the council and
19	19	the office, shall periodically review and evaluate:
20	20	(1) acquired brain injury programs in other states to
21	21	develop best practices for this state; and
22	22	(2) services provided to individuals who have
23	23	experienced a concussion, particularly services provided to
24	24	students in public education systems, for consistency and efficacy.
25	25	(c) The commission, in collaboration with the council, the
26	26	office, and the Department of Public Safety, shall develop an
27	27	identification card for individuals with acquired brain injury to
28	28	help those individuals when interacting with law enforcement and
29	29	emergency medical services personnel. The commission shall
30	30	collaborate with the Department of Public Safety to ensure that law
31	31	enforcement and emergency medical services personnel throughout
32	32	the state recognize the identification card and understand the
33	33	impact an acquired brain injury may have on an individual's
34	34	behavior.
35	35	SECTION 2. Section 92.002(a), Health and Safety Code, is
36	36	amended to read as follows:
37	37	(a) Spinal cord injuries, acquired brain injuries,
38	38	including traumatic and non-traumatic brain injuries, and
39	39	submersion injuries are reportable to the department. The
40	40	executive commissioner by rule shall define those terms for
41	41	reporting purposes.
42	42	SECTION 3. Section 92.003, Health and Safety Code, is
43	43	amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
44	44	(d) The executive commissioner by rule shall develop
45	45	reporting requirements to ensure acquired brain injury data is
46	46	reported in each case in which an acquired brain injury has
47	47	occurred, without regard to whether acquired brain injury is the
48	48	primary diagnosis.
49	49	SECTION 4. Section 32.024, Human Resources Code, is amended
50	50	by adding Subsection (oo) to read as follows:
51	51	(oo) The commission shall provide medical assistance for
52	52	cognitive rehabilitation therapy for a recipient of medical
53	53	assistance who suffers an acquired brain injury, regardless of when
54	54	the injury occurred.
55	55	SECTION 5. Subchapter C, Chapter 352, Labor Code, is
56	56	amended by adding Section 352.109 to read as follows:
57	57	Sec. 352.109. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR
58	58	INDIVIDUALS WITH ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY. (a) In this section,
59	59	"council" and "office" have the meanings assigned by Section
60	60	531.0982, Government Code.
61	61	(b) The commission, in collaboration with the council and
62	62	the office, shall implement a program to provide vocational
63	63	rehabilitation services to individuals with acquired brain injury
64	64	across all levels of functioning, including by providing ongoing
65	65	support as needed to maintain the individual's employment.
66	66	SECTION 6. (a) In this section:
67	67	(1) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services
68	68	Commission.
69	69	(2) "Council" has the meaning assigned by Section
70	70	531.0982, Government Code.
71	71	(3) "Office" has the meaning assigned by Section
72	72	531.0982, Government Code.
73	73	(b) The commission, in collaboration with the office and the
74	74	council, shall develop a comprehensive plan to improve long-term
75	75	outcomes, reduce disabilities, and decrease long-term health care
76	76	costs for individuals with acquired brain injury.
77	77	(c) The comprehensive plan must:
78	78	(1) regarding long-term residential services and
79	79	community services including day habilitation, supported living,
80	80	and supported work:
81	81	(A) assess services currently available; and
82	82	(B) identify gaps in and barriers to accessing
83	83	those services;
84	84	(2) identify actions necessary to ensure that health
85	85	care providers have the knowledge and skills to meet the needs of
86	86	individuals with acquired brain injury;
87	87	(3) develop tools, protocols, and reporting
88	88	procedures for use by hospitals, emergency systems, school
89	89	districts, state agencies, and others to identify individuals with
90	90	acquired brain injury; and
91	91	(4) develop a uniform screening and assessment tool to
92	92	identify the services and supports needed by an individual with an
93	93	acquired brain injury.
94	94	(d) Not later than November 30, 2020, the commission shall
95	95	prepare and submit to the legislature a report describing the
96	96	comprehensive plan required by this section.
97	97	SECTION 7. If before implementing any provision of this Act
98	98	a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a
99	99	federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision,
100	100	the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or
101	101	authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the
102	102	waiver or authorization is granted.
103	103	SECTION 8. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.