88R10493 MPF-D
By: Vo H.B. No. 2563
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a study on the disparities in the provision of certain
health care services to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in
this state.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. (a) In this Act, "commission" means the Health
and Human Services Commission.
(b) The commission, in collaboration with nonprofit
organizations with experience providing health care resources or
services to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, shall conduct a
study on the disparities in health care services provided to Asian
Americans and Pacific Islanders, including disparities in:
(1) the provision of mental health services;
(2) the provision of reproductive health care
services;
(3) the provision of health care services due to
violence against an individual based on the individual's actual or
perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender
expression;
(4) the provision of health care services due to
gender-based violence;
(5) provision of gender-affirming health care
services; and
(6) the availability of language interpreters in
health care settings.
(c) In conducting the study, the commission shall solicit
and consider information from:
(1) the Department of State Health Services;
(2) the Center for Elimination of Disproportionality
and Disparities;
(3) the Texas Education Agency; and
(4) other state agencies, political subdivisions, or
nonprofit organizations as necessary.
(d) The commission shall ensure the information collected
under Subsection (c) of this section does not personally identify a
patient and must disaggregate the data by ethnicity.
(e) Not later than December 1, 2024, the commission shall
prepare and submit to the legislature a written report containing
the results of the study and any recommendations for legislative
action.
SECTION 2. This Act expires September 1, 2025.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2023.