Bill Text: TX HB970 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the establishment of a state plan for Streptococcus pneumoniae education and prevention.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-15 - Effective on 9/1/17 [HB970 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB970-Enrolled.html
| H.B. No. 970 | ||
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| relating to the establishment of a state plan for Streptococcus | ||
| pneumoniae education and prevention. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subtitle D, Title 2, Health and Safety Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Chapter 94A to read as follows: | ||
| CHAPTER 94A. STATE PLAN FOR STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; EDUCATION | ||
| AND PREVENTION PROGRAM | ||
| Sec. 94A.001. STATE PLAN FOR STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE. (a) | ||
| The department, using existing resources and programs to the extent | ||
| possible, shall develop a state plan for prevention and treatment | ||
| of diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. The plan must | ||
| include strategies for prevention and treatment of diseases caused | ||
| by Streptococcus pneumoniae in specific demographic groups that are | ||
| disproportionately affected by the diseases, including persons who | ||
| are elderly, children under two years of age, persons living in | ||
| long-term care facilities, persons with a chronic heart or lung | ||
| disease, smokers, and persons with asplenia. | ||
| (b) In developing the plan, the department shall seek the | ||
| advice of: | ||
| (1) the public, including members of the public who | ||
| have been infected with Streptococcus pneumoniae; | ||
| (2) each state agency that provides services to | ||
| persons infected with Streptococcus pneumoniae or that is assigned | ||
| duties related to diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, | ||
| including any appropriate health and human services agency | ||
| described by Section 531.001, Government Code, the Employees | ||
| Retirement System of Texas, and the Teacher Retirement System of | ||
| Texas; | ||
| (3) any advisory body that addresses issues related to | ||
| diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae; | ||
| (4) public advocates concerned with issues related to | ||
| diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae; | ||
| (5) providers of services to persons with diseases | ||
| caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae; | ||
| (6) a statewide professional association of | ||
| physicians; and | ||
| (7) a statewide professional association of nurses. | ||
| (c) The department shall review and modify as necessary the | ||
| state plan developed under this section at least once every five | ||
| years and may update the state plan biennially. | ||
| Sec. 94A.002. STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE EDUCATION AND | ||
| PREVENTION PROGRAM. (a) The department shall develop a program to | ||
| heighten awareness and enhance knowledge and understanding of | ||
| Streptococcus pneumoniae. | ||
| (b) The program developed under Subsection (a) must require | ||
| the department to: | ||
| (1) conduct health education, public awareness, and | ||
| community outreach activities to promote public awareness and | ||
| knowledge about the risk factors for, the value of early detection | ||
| of, available screening services for, and the options available for | ||
| the treatment of diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae; and | ||
| (2) post on the department's Internet website the | ||
| options available for the prevention, treatment, and detection of | ||
| diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae and information on the | ||
| risk factors for, method of transmission of, and value of early | ||
| detection of the diseases. | ||
| (c) The department, using existing resources, may include | ||
| in the program developed under Subsection (a) a study to estimate | ||
| the current and future impact on this state of diseases caused by | ||
| Streptococcus pneumoniae. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.B. No. 970 was passed by the House on April | ||
| 13, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 118, Nays 19, 2 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.B. No. 970 was passed by the Senate on May | ||
| 19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 23, Nays 8. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: _____________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| _____________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
