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

Texas Senate Bill 184 (Prior Session Legislation)

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-Enrolled.html



	S.B. No. 184




	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.





	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House

	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 184 passed the Senate on
	April 26, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3.


	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate

	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 184 passed the House on
	May 18, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 115, Nays 22, two
	present not voting.


	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House



	Approved:

	______________________________
	Date


	______________________________
	Governor