Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

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1	1	87R1523 SCL-D
2	2	By: Howard H.B. No. 324
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the establishment of the Texas Computational Health
8	8	Research Institute.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 2, Health and Safety Code, is
11	11	amended by adding Chapter 54 to read as follows:
12	12	CHAPTER 54. TEXAS COMPUTATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE
13	13	SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
14	14	Sec. 54.0001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
15	15	(1) "Executive committee" means the executive
16	16	committee of the institute.
17	17	(2) "Institute" means the Texas Computational Health
18	18	Research Institute established under this chapter.
19	19	SUBCHAPTER B. INSTITUTE
20	20	Sec. 54.0051. ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSE. The Texas
21	21	Computational Health Research Institute is established to leverage
22	22	the expertise and capacity of certain health-related institutions
23	23	by developing computational models to:
24	24	(1) assist health care providers with identifying
25	25	individual risk factors when treating a specific disease or injury
26	26	or performing a specific health care procedure; and
27	27	(2) determine the most cost-effective method to
28	28	achieve the optimal health outcome in the treatment of a specific
29	29	disease or injury or the performance of a specific health care
30	30	procedure.
31	31	Sec. 54.0052. COMPOSITION. The institute is composed of:
32	32	(1) the Texas Advanced Computing Center;
33	33	(2) The University of Texas at Austin; and
34	34	(3) other health-related institutions and
35	35	health-related institutions of higher education the executive
36	36	committee considers necessary, subject to the availability of
37	37	funds.
38	38	Sec. 54.0053. ADMINISTRATIVE ATTACHMENT. The institute is
39	39	administratively attached to the Texas Higher Education
40	40	Coordinating Board and is funded solely by money appropriated to
41	41	the coordinating board for the institute. The coordinating board
42	42	may use an amount not to exceed three percent of the money
43	43	appropriated for the institute, as approved by the executive
44	44	committee, to provide administrative support to the institute.
45	45	SUBCHAPTER C. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
46	46	Sec. 54.0101. COMPOSITION. The institute is governed by an
47	47	executive committee composed of the following members:
48	48	(1) a representative of the Texas Advanced Computing
49	49	Center, designated by the executive director of the center;
50	50	(2) a representative of The University of Texas at
51	51	Austin with expertise in health care, designated by the president
52	52	of the university;
53	53	(3) a representative of any other health-related
54	54	institution or health-related institution of higher education the
55	55	executive committee includes in the composition of the institute,
56	56	designated by the executive head of the institution; and
57	57	(4) any other member, designated by a majority of the
58	58	executive committee.
59	59	Sec. 54.0102. VACANCY. A vacancy on the executive
60	60	committee shall be filled in the same manner as the original
61	61	appointment.
62	62	Sec. 54.0103. PRESIDING OFFICER. The executive committee
63	63	shall elect a presiding officer from among the membership of the
64	64	executive committee.
65	65	Sec. 54.0104. GENERAL DUTIES. The executive committee
66	66	shall:
67	67	(1) establish procedures for requesting a
68	68	computational model that complies with Subchapter D;
69	69	(2) establish procedures and policies for the
70	70	administration of funds under this chapter; and
71	71	(3) establish procedures to document compliance by
72	72	executive committee members and staff with applicable laws
73	73	governing conflicts of interest.
74	74	Sec. 54.0105. REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. Not later than
75	75	January 1 of each odd-numbered year, the executive committee shall
76	76	submit a report to the legislature on the achievements of the
77	77	institute, including the computational models developed by the
78	78	institute, in the preceding two years.
79	79	SUBCHAPTER D. HEALTH CARE COMPUTATIONAL MODELING
80	80	Sec. 54.0151. REQUEST FOR COMPUTATIONAL MODEL. (a) A
81	81	member of the legislature or a health care provider may request the
82	82	institute to develop a computational model for:
83	83	(1) treating a specific disease or injury; or
84	84	(2) performing a specific health care procedure.
85	85	(b) The institute shall determine whether to accept a
86	86	request to develop a computational model and provide a response to
87	87	the requestor not later than the 30th day after the date the request
88	88	is received by the institute.
89	89	Sec. 54.0152. COMPUTATIONAL MODEL REQUIREMENTS. If the
90	90	institute accepts a request under Section 54.0151, the institute
91	91	shall develop a computational model that:
92	92	(1) allows a health care provider to assess risk
93	93	factors for an individual patient in treating the disease or
94	94	injury, or performing the health care procedure, as applicable;
95	95	(2) provides a health care provider clinical
96	96	recommendations for treatment of the disease or injury, or
97	97	performance of the health care procedure, as applicable, based on a
98	98	patient's risk factors to achieve the optimal health outcome in the
99	99	most cost-effective manner;
100	100	(3) is based on data:
101	101	(A) supported by relevant health care experts and
102	102	literature; and
103	103	(B) acquired over a period sufficiently recent to
104	104	have significant scientific value for the treatment of the disease
105	105	or injury or performance of the health care procedure; and
106	106	(4) does not disclose any personally identifiable
107	107	information of individuals included in the model's data.
108	108	Sec. 54.0153. DATA REQUEST. (a) The institute may request
109	109	relevant data to develop a model requested under Section 54.0151
110	110	from a state agency, health-related institution, or health-related
111	111	institution of higher education.
112	112	(b) A person electing to provide data in response to a
113	113	request submitted under Subsection (a) shall ensure the data does
114	114	not contain any personally identifiable information.
115	115	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.