86R9460 EAS-F
By: Thompson of Harris H.B. No. 3704
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certain public health data maintained by the Department
of State Health Services and shared with certain local health
entities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 121.005, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Subsections (e) and (f) to read as follows:
(e) The department may enter into a memorandum of
understanding and data use agreement with an affiliated local
health unit, local health department, or public health district
that provides essential public health services to share relevant
public health data maintained by the department in a manner
consistent with federal and state law.
(f) An affiliated local health unit, local health
department, or public health district seeking public health data
only for research purposes must submit a request to the
institutional review board established under Section 108.0135 for
review and approval of the request.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.