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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to disease prevention and preparedness information for |
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emergency medical services personnel on certification or |
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recertification. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 773, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 773.0551 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 773.0551. DISEASE PREVENTION AND PREPAREDNESS |
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INFORMATION ON CERTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES |
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PERSONNEL. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Applicant" means an individual who files an |
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application for certification or recertification as emergency |
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medical services personnel under Section 773.055. |
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(2) "Immunization registry" means the immunization |
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registry established under Section 161.007. |
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(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall adopt a system |
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under which the Health and Human Services Commission provides an |
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applicant immunization information. The system must require the |
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commission to provide: |
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(1) if the applicant's immunization history is |
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included in the immunization registry, written notice of the |
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applicant's immunization history, using information from the |
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immunization registry; or |
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(2) if the applicant's immunization history is not |
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included in the immunization registry, the following information: |
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(A) details about the program developed under |
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Section 161.00707; and |
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(B) the specific risks to emergency medical |
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services personnel when responding rapidly to an emergency of |
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exposure to and infection by a potentially serious or deadly |
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communicable disease that an immunization may prevent. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human |
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Services Commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement |
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Section 773.0551, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |