By: Gutierrez S.B. No. 1941
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the creation of a hyperemesis strategic plan.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 35, Subtitle B, Title 2, Health and
Safety Code is amended by adding new section 32.047 to read as
follows:
Sec. 32.047. HYPEREMESIS STRATEGIC PLAN. (a) The
commission shall develop and implement a five-year strategic plan
to improve diagnosis and public awareness of hyperemesis
gravidarum. Not later than September 1 of the last fiscal year in
each five-year period, the commission shall develop a new strategic
plan for the next five fiscal years beginning with the following
fiscal year.
(b) The strategic plan must provide strategies to:
(1) increase awareness among state-administered
program providers who may serve women who are at risk of or are
experiencing hyperemesis gravidarum about the prevalence and
effects of hyperemesis on outcomes for women and children;
(2) establish a referral network of community-based
health providers and support services addressing hyperemesis
gravidarum;
(3) increase women's access to formal and informal
peer support services, including access to certified peer
specialists who have received additional training related to
hyperemesis gravidarum;
(4) raise public awareness of hyperemesis gravidarum;
and
(5) leverage sources of funding to support existing
community-based hyperemesis gravidarum screening, referral,
treatment, and support services.
(c) The commission shall coordinate with the department and
the statewide health coordinating council in the development of
this strategic plan.
(d) The commission, in consultation with the department and
the statewide health coordinating council shall annually review and
update, as necessary, the strategic plan.
(e) For purposes of this section, "hyperemesis gravidarum"
means a disorder in which a woman experiences extreme, persistent
nausea and vomiting during pregnancy which lead to dehydration,
weight loss, and electrolyte imbalances.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.