By: Johnson, et al. S.B. No. 1145
(Thompson of Harris, Coleman)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to reports on the prevalence of eating disorders and
eating disorder-related deaths in this state.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. (a) The Department of State Health Services, in
collaboration with the Health and Human Services Commission, shall
prepare a report on the prevalence of eating disorders and eating
disorder-related deaths in this state. The report must include:
(1) statewide and regional statistics regarding the
prevalence of eating disorders and eating disorder-related deaths
in this state;
(2) an overview of national trends in eating
disorders; and
(3) an overview of state-funded behavioral health
treatment options available to persons with eating disorders.
(b) The Department of State Health Services shall gather
information for the report required by Subsection (a) of this
section from:
(1) information collected by the department and the
Health and Human Services Commission, including information from
the vital statistics unit and the state Medicaid program; and
(2) hospitals, treatment centers, available surveys,
and other relevant sources.
(c) Not later than December 1, 2020, the Department of State
Health Services and the Health and Human Services Commission shall
prepare and submit to the legislature a copy of the report and any
recommendations for legislative or other action to reduce the
prevalence of eating disorders in this state. The department may
post the report on the department's Internet website.
(d) The Department of State Health Services may accept
gifts, grants, and donations from any source to fund expenses
incurred by the department in preparing the report under this
section.
(e) This section expires September 1, 2021.
SECTION 2. (a) The Department of State Health Services
shall prepare a report on the prevalence of eating disorders among
youth in this state. When administering the Youth Risk Behavior
Survey created by the federal Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention to youth in this state, the department may include
additional questions as necessary to assist the department in
assessing the prevalence of eating disorders among youth in this
state for purposes of the report.
(b) Not later than December 1, 2022, the Department of State
Health Services shall submit to the legislature a copy of the report
and a summary of the survey findings relating to the prevalence of
eating disorders among youth in this state. The department may post
the report and summary on the department's Internet website.
(c) The Department of State Health Services may accept
gifts, grants, and donations from any source to fund expenses
incurred by the department in preparing the report under this
section.
(d) This section expires September 1, 2023.
SECTION 3. The Department of State Health Services is
required to implement a provision of this Act only if the department
receives gifts, grants, or donations specifically for that purpose
or the legislature appropriates money specifically for that
purpose. If the legislature does not appropriate money
specifically for that purpose and the department does not receive
gifts, grants, or donations specifically for that purpose, the
department may, but is not required to, implement a provision of
this Act using other appropriations available for that purpose.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2019.