By: Buckingham S.B. No. 2236
(In the Senate - Filed March 8, 2019; March 21, 2019, read
first time and referred to Committee on Health & Human Services;
May 9, 2019, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 9, 2019,
sent to printer.)
Click here to see the committee vote
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 2236 By: Buckingham
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the sunset review of the Texas Health Services
Authority and the repeal of certain provisions affecting the
electronic exchange of health information.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 182, Health and Safety
Code, is amended by adding Section 182.004 to read as follows:
Sec. 182.004. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas Health
Services Authority is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code
(Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by
that chapter, the corporation is abolished and this section,
Section 182.001, and Subchapters B and C expire September 1, 2027.
SECTION 2. The following provisions of the Health and
Safety Code are repealed:
(1) Section 182.003;
(2) Section 182.052;
(3) Section 182.101(b);
(4) Section 182.102(c);
(5) Section 182.103(d);
(6) Section 182.104(b);
(7) Section 182.105(b);
(8) Section 182.106(b);
(9) Section 182.107(d); and
(10) Section 182.108(f).
SECTION 3. Section 15(b), Chapter 12 (S.B. 203), Acts of the
84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, which added Sections
182.108(g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m), and (n), Health and Safety
Code, effective September 1, 2021, is repealed.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
* * * * *