Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	88R13179 MPF-F
2	2	By: LaMantia S.B. No. 1825
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to required reportable disease training for certain health
8	8	care practitioners.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 3, Occupations Code, is
11	11	amended by adding Chapter 117 to read as follows:
12	12	CHAPTER 117. TRAINING COURSE ON REPORTABLE DISEASES
13	13	Sec. 117.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
14	14	(1) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services
15	15	Commission.
16	16	(2) "Executive commissioner" means the executive
17	17	commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.
18	18	(3) "Qualifying health care practitioner" means an
19	19	individual who:
20	20	(A) holds a license, certificate, permit, or
21	21	other authorization issued under this title to engage in a health
22	22	care profession and who provides direct patient care; and
23	23	(B) is required to report a suspected reportable
24	24	disease to the local health authority under Section 81.042, Health
25	25	and Safety Code.
26	26	(4) "Reportable disease" has the meaning assigned by
27	27	Section 81.003, Health and Safety Code.
28	28	Sec. 117.002. REQUIRED TRAINING COURSE ON PROCEDURES FOR
29	29	REPORTABLE DISEASE REPORTING FOR CERTAIN HEALTH CARE
30	30	PRACTITIONERS. (a) A qualifying health care practitioner within
31	31	the time prescribed by commission rule shall complete a training
32	32	course approved by the executive commissioner on the procedures for
33	33	reportable disease reporting.
34	34	(b) The executive commissioner shall:
35	35	(1) approve training courses on the procedures for
36	36	reportable disease reporting; and
37	37	(2) post a list of the approved training courses on the
38	38	commission's Internet website.
39	39	(c) An approved training course under Subsection (b) may not
40	40	be less than three hours, and must include:
41	41	(1) information on the most recent list of reportable
42	42	diseases maintained under Section 81.041, Health and Safety Code;
43	43	(2) the reporting time requirements for each disease
44	44	on the list; and
45	45	(3) an overview of state agency rules relating to
46	46	reportable diseases.
47	47	(d) The executive commissioner shall update the list of
48	48	approved training courses described by Subsection (b) as necessary
49	49	and consider for approval training courses conducted by health care
50	50	facilities.
51	51	Sec. 117.003. TRAINING REQUIRED FOR LICENSE RENEWAL. A
52	52	qualifying health care practitioner shall complete a training
53	53	course described by Section 117.002 as part of the practitioner's
54	54	continuing education requirements for renewal of a license,
55	55	certificate, permit, or other authorization issued to the health
56	56	care practitioner under this title.
57	57	SECTION 2. (a) As soon as practicable after the effective
58	58	date of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human
59	59	Services Commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement
60	60	Chapter 117, Occupations Code, as added by this Act.
61	61	(b) Notwithstanding Section 117.002, Occupations Code, as
62	62	added by this Act, a health care practitioner is not required to
63	63	comply with that section before September 1, 2024.
64	64	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
65	65	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
66	66	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
67	67	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
68	68	Act takes effect September 1, 2023.