Bill Text: TX SB265 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relating to required reports of certain vaccine-related or drug-related adverse events.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-04-28 - Referred to Public Health [SB265 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SB265-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relating to required reports of certain vaccine-related or drug-related adverse events.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-04-28 - Referred to Public Health [SB265 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SB265-Introduced.html
88R2337 KKR-D | ||
By: Perry | S.B. No. 265 |
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relating to required reports of certain vaccine-related or | ||
drug-related injuries and adverse events. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 161, Health and Safety | ||
Code, is amended by adding Section 161.0103 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 161.0103. REQUIRED REPORT OF CERTAIN VACCINE-RELATED | ||
INJURIES AND ADVERSE EVENTS. (a) This section applies only to a | ||
vaccine that is: | ||
(1) experimental or investigational; or | ||
(2) approved or authorized for emergency use by the | ||
United States Food and Drug Administration. | ||
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, for a vaccine to which | ||
this section applies a physician shall report to the federal | ||
Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System: | ||
(1) each potential vaccine-related injury of a patient | ||
the physician treats; and | ||
(2) any adverse event following the patient's | ||
vaccination. | ||
(c) A physician who violates this section is subject to | ||
disciplinary action by the Texas Medical Board as if the physician | ||
violated Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code. | ||
(d) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary | ||
to implement this section. | ||
SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 431, Health and Safety | ||
Code, is amended by adding Section 431.1145 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 431.1145. REQUIRED REPORT OF CERTAIN DRUG-RELATED | ||
INJURIES AND ADVERSE EVENTS. (a) This section applies only to a | ||
drug that is: | ||
(1) experimental or investigational; or | ||
(2) approved or authorized for emergency use by the | ||
United States Food and Drug Administration. | ||
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, for a drug to which this | ||
section applies a physician shall report to the United States Food | ||
and Drug Administration through the MedWatch Reporting System: | ||
(1) each potential drug-related injury of a patient | ||
the physician treats; and | ||
(2) any adverse event following the administration or | ||
use of the drug. | ||
(c) A physician who violates this section is subject to | ||
disciplinary action by the Texas Medical Board as if the physician | ||
violated Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code. | ||
(d) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary | ||
to implement this section. | ||
SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date | ||
of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human | ||
Services Commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement the | ||
changes in law made by this Act. | ||
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |