| 1 | 1 | | 89R8335 LRM-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Lalani H.B. No. 2298 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to a health care facility grant program supporting the use |
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| 10 | 10 | | of artificial intelligence technology in scanning medical images |
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| 11 | 11 | | for cancer detection. |
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| 12 | 12 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 13 | 13 | | SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 2, Health and Safety Code, is |
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| 14 | 14 | | amended by adding Chapter 56 to read as follows: |
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| 15 | 15 | | CHAPTER 56. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CANCER DETECTION GRANT PROGRAM |
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| 16 | 16 | | Sec. 56.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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| 17 | 17 | | (1) "Grant program" means the grant program for |
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| 18 | 18 | | artificial intelligence cancer detection established by this |
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| 19 | 19 | | chapter. |
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| 20 | 20 | | (2) "Qualified applicant" means a hospital or health |
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| 21 | 21 | | care facility, including a federally qualified health center, |
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| 22 | 22 | | located in this state that provides medical imaging services. |
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| 23 | 23 | | Sec. 56.002. ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAM. (a) The |
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| 24 | 24 | | commission shall establish and administer a grant program to assist |
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| 25 | 25 | | qualified applicants in using artificial intelligence technology |
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| 26 | 26 | | to scan medical images for cancer detection. |
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| 27 | 27 | | (b) The commission may award grants each state fiscal year |
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| 28 | 28 | | to qualified applicants in accordance with this chapter. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Sec. 56.003. APPLICATIONS. The commission shall prescribe |
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| 30 | 30 | | the form and manner for a qualified applicant to apply for a grant |
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| 31 | 31 | | under the grant program. A submitted application must include: |
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| 32 | 32 | | (1) evidence the applicant will provide matching funds |
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| 33 | 33 | | in an amount equal to at least 10 percent of the grant award amount |
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| 34 | 34 | | for the proposed artificial intelligence technology; |
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| 35 | 35 | | (2) a detailed plan for using the proposed artificial |
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| 36 | 36 | | intelligence technology to scan medical images to detect cancer, |
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| 37 | 37 | | including the manner in which the grant money will be used and the |
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| 38 | 38 | | total anticipated cost of using the technology; |
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| 39 | 39 | | (3) a plan for physician review of medical results |
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| 40 | 40 | | identified through artificial intelligence to ensure accuracy and |
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| 41 | 41 | | efficacy; |
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| 42 | 42 | | (4) the number of patient records the proposed |
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| 43 | 43 | | artificial intelligence technology is capable of scanning and the |
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| 44 | 44 | | estimated time required for each scan; and |
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| 45 | 45 | | (5) any other information the commission requires to |
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| 46 | 46 | | assess the applicant's eligibility and the potential impact of the |
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| 47 | 47 | | proposed artificial intelligence technology. |
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| 48 | 48 | | Sec. 56.004. GRANT REQUIREMENTS. (a) The commission may |
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| 49 | 49 | | only award a grant under this chapter in accordance with a contract |
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| 50 | 50 | | between the commission and a grant recipient that includes |
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| 51 | 51 | | conditions providing the commission with sufficient control to |
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| 52 | 52 | | ensure the public purpose of improving public health is |
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| 53 | 53 | | accomplished and the state receives a return benefit. |
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| 54 | 54 | | (b) A grant award under the grant program: |
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| 55 | 55 | | (1) may not exceed $250,000; |
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| 56 | 56 | | (2) may not be awarded to more than five qualified |
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| 57 | 57 | | applicants; and |
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| 58 | 58 | | (3) must be awarded annually. |
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| 59 | 59 | | Sec. 56.005. REQUIRED REPORT. Not later than the first |
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| 60 | 60 | | anniversary of the date a grant recipient receives a grant award |
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| 61 | 61 | | under the grant program, the recipient shall provide a written |
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| 62 | 62 | | report to the commission that includes: |
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| 63 | 63 | | (1) the number of medical images scanned and cancer |
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| 64 | 64 | | cases identified using the artificial intelligence technology for |
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| 65 | 65 | | which the grant was awarded; |
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| 66 | 66 | | (2) any change in cancer detection rates and the time |
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| 67 | 67 | | required to detect cancer as a result of the artificial |
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| 68 | 68 | | intelligence technology; |
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| 69 | 69 | | (3) an assessment on the comparative effectiveness of |
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| 70 | 70 | | the artificial intelligence technology versus traditional methods |
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| 71 | 71 | | for detecting cancer; and |
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| 72 | 72 | | (4) any recommendations for further artificial |
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| 73 | 73 | | intelligence use or improvement of the use of artificial |
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| 74 | 74 | | intelligence technology in scanning medical imaging to detect |
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| 75 | 75 | | cancer. |
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| 76 | 76 | | Sec. 56.006. RULES. The executive commissioner shall adopt |
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| 77 | 77 | | the rules necessary to implement this chapter. |
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| 78 | 78 | | Sec. 56.007. FUNDING. The commission may accept gifts, |
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| 79 | 79 | | grants, and donations from any source to administer the grant |
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| 80 | 80 | | program established under this chapter. The commission may use a |
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| 81 | 81 | | portion of the money appropriated to the commission for purposes of |
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| 82 | 82 | | this chapter to cover the costs of administering this chapter. |
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| 83 | 83 | | Sec. 56.008. EXPIRATION. This chapter expires September 1, |
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| 84 | 84 | | 2035. |
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| 85 | 85 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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