86R4633 SRA-D
By: Kolkhorst S.B. No. 982
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to awareness of and access to health care service programs
available during a disaster or emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 418, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 418.054 to read as follows:
Sec. 418.054. EMERGENCY PLAN FOR SPECIALTY CARE
POPULATIONS. The division, in consultation with the Department of
State Health Services and local governmental entities that have
established emergency management plans, shall develop a plan to
increase the capabilities of local emergency shelters in the
provision of shelter and care for specialty care populations during
a disaster.
SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 1001, Health and Safety
Code, is amended by adding Section 1001.090 to read as follows:
Sec. 1001.090. ACCESS TO LOCAL VOLUNTEER NETWORKS;
VOLUNTEER MOBILE MEDICAL UNITS. (a) The department, in
consultation with the Texas Division of Emergency Management, shall
increase awareness of and encourage local government emergency
response teams to utilize services provided by local volunteer
networks, including the Medical Reserve Corps, that are available
in the area to respond during a disaster or emergency.
(b) The department shall develop a plan to create and manage
state-controlled volunteer mobile medical units in each public
health region to assist counties that lack access to a volunteer
network described by Subsection (a).
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.