87R3046 KKR-D
By: Thompson of Harris H.B. No. 1967
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a database of information about women with uterine
fibroids and to uterine fibroid education and research.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subtitle D, Title 2, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Chapter 100A to read as follows:
CHAPTER 100A. UTERINE FIBROID EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
Sec. 100A.001. UTERINE FIBROID DATABASE. (a) The
department's Center for Health Statistics shall establish and
maintain an electronic database of information related to uterine
fibroids to increase awareness about uterine fibroids and ensure
women receive the information and health care necessary to prevent
and treat the condition. The database must include the:
(1) incidence and prevalence of uterine fibroids in
this state;
(2) demographic attributes of women diagnosed with
uterine fibroids; and
(3) treatments for uterine fibroids used by health
care providers.
(b) A health care provider who diagnoses or treats a woman
with uterine fibroids shall submit for inclusion in the
department's Center for Health Statistics the information required
by the center in the form and manner prescribed by the department.
The information provided under this section may be combined with
other information the health care provider submits to the
department under other law.
(c) Information regarding a woman who is diagnosed with or
treated for uterine fibroids that is maintained in the database
under Subsection (a):
(1) may not include any personally identifying
information of the woman; and
(2) is confidential and may be used only by the
department or other person on behalf of the department for uterine
fibroid research.
Sec. 100A.002. UTERINE FIBROID EDUCATION OUTREACH. The
department, in consultation with the Texas Medical Association,
shall develop and disseminate to health care providers information
on uterine fibroids and conduct a campaign to increase public
awareness of uterine fibroids, including information on and
awareness of the:
(1) women of a race or ethnicity that has a
statistically elevated risk of developing uterine fibroids; and
(2) range of available treatment options for uterine
fibroids that include non-hysterectomy treatments and procedures.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.