Bill Text: TX HB144 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Relating to a report concerning health care providers participating in the breast and cervical cancer services program, the family planning program, and the Texas women's health program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-07-20 - Referred to Public Health [HB144 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HB144-Introduced.html
  85S10079 KKR-D
 
  By: Farrar H.B. No. 144
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to a report concerning health care providers participating
  in the breast and cervical cancer services program, the family
  planning program, and the Texas women's health program.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 531, Government Code, is
  amended by adding Section 531.02222 to read as follows:
         Sec. 531.02222.  REPORT ON PROVIDERS PARTICIPATING IN
  WOMEN'S HEALTH PROGRAMS. (a) In this section:
               (1)  "Breast and cervical cancer services program"
  means a program operated by the commission that provides screening,
  diagnostic, and other services related to breast and cervical
  cancer to women in this state. 
               (2)  "Family planning program" means a program operated
  by the commission that provides health care and core family
  planning services to individuals in this state.
               (3)  "Texas women's health program" means a program
  operated by the commission that is substantially similar to the
  demonstration project operated under former Section 32.0248, Human
  Resources Code, and that is intended to expand access to preventive
  health and family planning services for women in this state.
         (b)  Not later than December 31 of each even-numbered year,
  the commission shall prepare and submit a report to the legislature
  on the registered provider locations participating in the breast
  and cervical cancer services program, the family planning program,
  and the Texas women's health program. The report must:
               (1)  cover the period beginning June 1 occurring three
  years preceding the year in which the report is due and ending May
  31 occurring the year before the year in which the report is due;
  and
               (2)  include, for each registered provider location
  during the period covered by the report:
                     (A)  the number of physicians participating in
  each program at that location;
                     (B)  the number of individuals seen by each
  physician participating in a program at that location and the
  program in which the individuals were treated; and
                     (C)  the number of times a specific individual was
  treated at that location by a participating physician in each
  program.
         (c)  If the breast and cervical cancer services program, the
  family planning program, or the Texas women's health program is
  consolidated with another program or otherwise modified, the
  commission shall include in the report under Subsection (b) the
  required information for each successor program that provides the
  same or similar services.
         (d)  The information provided under Subsection (b) may not
  include any personally identifying information about an
  individual.
         SECTION 2.  Not later than December 31, 2018, the Health and
  Human Services Commission shall provide to the legislature the
  initial report for the period of June 1, 2015, through May 31, 2017,
  as required by Section 531.02222, Government Code, as added by this
  Act, notwithstanding Section 531.02222(b)(1), Government Code, as
  added by this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect December 1, 2017.
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