Bill Text: TX SB184 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Relating to reports on the prevalence of eating disorders and eating disorder-related deaths in this state.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-06-04 - Effective immediately [SB184 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-SB184-Comm_Sub.html

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By: Johnson, et al. S.B. No. 184
(Thompson of Harris)

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to reports on the prevalence of eating disorders and
eating disorder-related deaths in this state.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. (a) The Department of State Health Services, in
collaboration with the Health and Human Services Commission, shall
prepare a report on the prevalence of eating disorders and eating
disorder-related deaths in this state. The report must include:
(1) regional and statewide statistics regarding the
prevalence of eating disorders and eating disorder-related deaths
in this state;
(2) an overview of national trends in eating
disorders; and
(3) an overview of state-funded behavioral health
treatment options available to persons with eating disorders.
(b) The Department of State Health Services shall gather
information for the report from:
(1) information collected by the department and the
Health and Human Services Commission, including information from
the department's vital statistics unit and the state Medicaid
program; and
(2) hospitals, treatment centers, available surveys,
and other relevant sources.
(c) Not later than December 1, 2023, the Department of State
Health Services and the Health and Human Services Commission shall
prepare and submit to the legislature a copy of the report and any
recommendations for legislative or other action to reduce the
prevalence of eating disorders and eating disorder-related deaths
in this state. The department may post the report on the
department's Internet website.
(d) The Department of State Health Services may accept
gifts, grants, and donations from any source to fund expenses
incurred by the department in preparing the report.
(e) This section expires September 1, 2024.
SECTION 2. (a) The Department of State Health Services
shall prepare a report on the prevalence of eating disorders among
youth in this state. When administering the Youth Risk Behavior
Survey created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to
youth in this state, the department may include additional
questions as necessary to assist the department in assessing the
prevalence of eating disorders among the youth for purposes of the
report.
(b) Not later than December 1, 2024, the Department of State
Health Services shall submit to the legislature a copy of the report
and a summary of the survey findings relating to the prevalence of
eating disorders among youth in this state. The department may post
the report and summary on the department's Internet website.
(c) The Department of State Health Services may accept
gifts, grants, and donations from any source to fund expenses
incurred by the department in preparing the report.
(d) This section expires September 1, 2025.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2021.