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1	1	89R9458 MPF-D
2	2	By: Blanco S.B. No. 1966
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to the provision of information regarding centers for
10	10	independent living for certain persons with an intellectual or
11	11	developmental disability.
12	12	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
13	13	SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 29, Education Code, is
14	14	amended by adding Section 29.0033 to read as follows:
15	15	Sec. 29.0033. INTELLECTUAL OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY
16	16	CARE INFORMATION. (a) In this section, "center for independent
17	17	living" has the meaning assigned by Section 702 of the federal
18	18	Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 796a).
19	19	(b) Each school district and open-enrollment charter school
20	20	shall provide informational materials on centers for independent
21	21	living to a parent or legal guardian whose child:
22	22	(1) receives special education services under this
23	23	subchapter; or
24	24	(2) is covered by Section 504 of the federal
25	25	Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 794).
26	26	(c) The Health and Human Services Commission, in
27	27	collaboration with the agency, shall develop and provide the agency
28	28	the informational materials required to be provided to parents or
29	29	legal guardians under Subsection (b). The materials must include:
30	30	(1) a description of the health care and other
31	31	services available to persons with an intellectual or developmental
32	32	disability through a center for independent living; and
33	33	(2) the contact information for centers of independent
34	34	living in this state.
35	35	(d) The agency shall make the materials developed under this
36	36	section available to school districts and open-enrollment charter
37	37	schools.
38	38	SECTION 2. Section 161.501(a), Health and Safety Code, is
39	39	amended to read as follows:
40	40	(a) A hospital, birthing center, physician, nurse midwife,
41	41	or midwife who provides prenatal care to a pregnant woman during
42	42	gestation or at delivery of an infant shall:
43	43	(1) provide the woman and the father of the infant, if
44	44	possible, or another adult caregiver for the infant, with a
45	45	resource pamphlet that includes:
46	46	(A) a list of the names, addresses, and phone
47	47	numbers of professional organizations that provide postpartum
48	48	counseling and assistance to parents relating to postpartum
49	49	depression and other emotional trauma associated with pregnancy and
50	50	parenting;
51	51	(B) information regarding the prevention of
52	52	shaken baby syndrome including:
53	53	(i) techniques for coping with anger caused
54	54	by a crying baby;
55	55	(ii) different methods for preventing a
56	56	person from shaking a newborn, infant, or other young child;
57	57	(iii) the dangerous effects of shaking a
58	58	newborn, infant, or other young child; and
59	59	(iv) the symptoms of shaken baby syndrome
60	60	and who to contact, as recommended by the American Academy of
61	61	Pediatrics, if a parent suspects or knows that a baby has been
62	62	shaken in order to receive prompt medical treatment;
63	63	(C) a list of diseases for which a child is
64	64	required by state law to be immunized and the appropriate schedule
65	65	for the administration of those immunizations;
66	66	(D) the appropriate schedule for follow-up
67	67	procedures for newborn screening;
68	68	(E) information regarding sudden infant death
69	69	syndrome, including current recommendations for infant sleeping
70	70	conditions to lower the risk of sudden infant death syndrome;
71	71	(F) educational information in both English and
72	72	Spanish on:
73	73	(i) pertussis disease and the availability
74	74	of a vaccine to protect against pertussis, including information on
75	75	the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendation that
76	76	parents receive Tdap during the postpartum period to protect
77	77	newborns from the transmission of pertussis; and
78	78	(ii) the incidence of cytomegalovirus,
79	79	birth defects caused by congenital cytomegalovirus, and available
80	80	resources for the family of an infant born with congenital
81	81	cytomegalovirus; and
82	82	(G) the danger of heatstroke for a child left
83	83	unattended in a motor vehicle;
84	84	(2) if the woman is a recipient of medical assistance
85	85	under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, provide the woman and the
86	86	father of the infant, if possible, or another adult caregiver with a
87	87	resource guide that includes information in both English and
88	88	Spanish relating to the development, health, and safety of a child
89	89	from birth until age five, including information relating to:
90	90	(A) selecting and interacting with a primary
91	91	health care practitioner and establishing a "medical home" for the
92	92	child;
93	93	(B) dental care;
94	94	(C) effective parenting;
95	95	(D) child safety;
96	96	(E) the importance of reading to a child;
97	97	(F) expected developmental milestones;
98	98	(G) health care resources available in the state;
99	99	(H) selecting appropriate child care; and
100	100	(I) other resources available in the state;
101	101	(3) if the infant is born with an intellectual or
102	102	developmental disability, provide the woman and the father of the
103	103	infant, if possible, or another adult caregiver of the infant with a
104	104	resource guide on centers for independent living as defined by
105	105	Section 702 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C.
106	106	Section 796a) and the services provided by the centers for a child
107	107	with an intellectual or developmental disability;
108	108	(4) document in the woman's record that the woman
109	109	received the resource pamphlet described in Subdivision (1) and the
110	110	resource guide described in Subdivision (2) or (3), if applicable;
111	111	and
112	112	(5) [(4)] retain the documentation for at least five
113	113	years in the hospital's, birthing center's, physician's, nurse
114	114	midwife's, or midwife's records.
115	115	SECTION 3. Subtitle E, Title 7, Health and Safety Code, is
116	116	amended by adding Chapter 616 to read as follows:
117	117	CHAPTER 616. INTELLECTUAL OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY CARE
118	118	INFORMATION
119	119	Sec. 616.001. DEFINITION. In this section, "center for
120	120	independent living" has the meaning assigned by Section 702 of the
121	121	federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Section 796a).
122	122	Sec. 616.002. PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO PERSON DIAGNOSED
123	123	WITH INTELLECTUAL OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY. (a) A health care
124	124	provider who diagnoses an individual with an intellectual or
125	125	developmental disability shall provide the individual and, if
126	126	appropriate, the individual's parent, managing conservator,
127	127	guardian, or caregiver informational materials on centers for
128	128	independent living described by Subsection (b).
129	129	(b) The Health and Human Services Commission shall develop
130	130	informational materials regarding centers for independent living
131	131	and post the materials on the commission's Internet website. The
132	132	informational materials must include:
133	133	(1) a description of the health care and other
134	134	services available to persons with an intellectual or developmental
135	135	disability through a center for independent living; and
136	136	(2) the contact information for centers of independent
137	137	living in this state.
138	138	SECTION 4. (a) Not later than December 1, 2025, the Health
139	139	and Human Services Commission shall develop and make available the
140	140	informational materials required by Section 29.0033, Education
141	141	Code, as added by this Act, and Section 616.002, Health and Safety
142	142	Code, as added by this Act.
143	143	(b) Notwithstanding Section 29.0033, Education Code, as
144	144	added by this Act, or Section 616.002, Health and Safety Code, as
145	145	added by this Act, a school district, open-enrollment charter
146	146	school, or health care provider is not required to comply with those
147	147	provisions until January 1, 2026.
148	148	SECTION 5. (a) Not later than December 1, 2025, the
149	149	Department of State Health Services shall develop the resource
150	150	guide on centers for independent living required to be provided
151	151	under Section 161.501(a), Health and Safety Code, as amended by
152	152	this Act.
153	153	(b) Notwithstanding the change in law made by this Act to
154	154	Section 161.501(a), Health and Safety Code, a hospital, birthing
155	155	center, physician, nurse midwife, or midwife who provides prenatal
156	156	care to a pregnant woman during gestation or delivery of an infant
157	157	is not required to provide the resource guide on centers for
158	158	independent living until January 1, 2026.
159	159	SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.