Texas 2023 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1757 Introduced / Bill

Filed 03/07/2023

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                    88R12986 MCF-F
 By: Miles S.B. No. 1757


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to the treatment of and education on sickle cell disease
 and the sickle cell task force.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 533, Government Code, is
 amended by adding Section 533.0091 to read as follows:
 Sec. 533.0091.  SICKLE CELL DISEASE TREATMENT. The
 commission shall:
 (1)  in collaboration with the sickle cell task force
 established under Chapter 52, Health and Safety Code:
 (A)  ensure that health care services provided
 under a managed care plan to recipients diagnosed with sickle cell
 disease align with national clinical practice guidelines and
 protocols for sickle cell disease treatment; and
 (B)  increase sickle cell disease education for
 Medicaid providers, including emergency room providers; and
 (2)  use the commission's existing data to identify
 opportunities for improving health outcomes of recipients
 diagnosed with sickle cell disease by:
 (A)  reducing hospital admissions and
 readmissions; and
 (B)  connecting those recipients to a sickle cell
 disease expert.
 SECTION 2.  Sections 52.0003 and 52.0007, Health and Safety
 Code, are amended to read as follows:
 Sec. 52.0003.  COMPOSITION OF TASK FORCE. The task force is
 composed of the following members appointed by the executive
 commissioner:
 (1)  two members from community-based organizations
 with experience addressing the needs of individuals with sickle
 cell disease;
 (2)  two physicians specializing in hematology;
 (3)  two members of the public, each of whom either has
 sickle cell disease or is a parent of a person with sickle cell
 disease or trait; [and]
 (4)  one representative of a health-related
 institution;
 (5)  one representative of the Texas Education Agency;
 and
 (6)  one representative of the commission.
 Sec. 52.0007.  ANNUAL REPORT. (a) Not later than December 1
 of each year, the task force shall prepare and submit to the
 governor and the legislature an annual written report that
 summarizes the task force's work and includes any recommended
 actions or policy changes endorsed by the task force.
 (b)  The task force shall, in collaboration with the
 commission, include in the task force's annual report
 recommendations for improving sickle cell disease education for
 health care providers.
 SECTION 3.  Subtitle B, Title 2, Health and Safety Code, is
 amended by adding Chapter 52A to read as follows:
 CHAPTER 52A. SICKLE CELL DISEASE CARE EDUCATION
 Sec. 52A.001.  EMERGENCY AND PRIMARY CARE MEDICINE GRADUATE
 MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM CURRICULUM. (a) In this section,
 "medical school" has the meaning assigned by Section 58A.001,
 Education Code.
 (b)  A medical school in this state that offers an emergency
 medicine, family medicine, or internal medicine residency program
 shall include in the curriculum requirements for the program
 education focused on sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait. The
 medical school may enter into agreements as necessary for the
 purposes of this section.
 Sec. 52A.002.  INFORMATION FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
 PERSONNEL. (a) The Texas Education Agency shall collaborate with
 sickle cell disease community-based organizations to provide
 information on sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait to public
 school districts and district staff, including school nurses,
 teachers, and coaches.
 (b)  The commission in collaboration with the sickle cell
 task force established under Chapter 52 shall explore methods for
 improving sickle cell disease education and awareness within the
 public school system and provide recommendations to the Texas
 Education Agency on the improvement methods.
 SECTION 4.  As soon as practicable after the effective date
 of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human
 Services Commission shall appoint the new members of the sickle
 cell task force as required by Section 52.0003, Health and Safety
 Code, as amended by this Act.
 SECTION 5.  Section 52A.001, Health and Safety Code, as
 added by this Act, applies to residents entering an emergency
 medicine, family medicine, or internal residency program at a
 medical school in this state on or after January 1, 2024.
 SECTION 6.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.