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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a cardiac arrest registry for information on the |
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incidence and causes of cardiac arrest among certain persons; |
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providing an administrative penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle D, Title 2, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 93A to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 93A. CARDIAC ARREST REGISTRY |
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Sec. 93A.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Center" means The University of Texas |
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Southwestern Medical Center. |
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(2) "Physician" means an individual licensed to |
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practice medicine in this state. |
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(3) "Registry" means the cardiac arrest registry |
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established under this chapter. |
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Sec. 93A.002. ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF REGISTRY. |
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(a) The center shall establish and maintain a cardiac arrest |
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registry to collect and aggregate information on the incidence and |
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causes of cardiac arrest among individuals younger than 36 years of |
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age in this state. |
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(b) Not later than the 60th day following the date of death |
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of an individual younger than 36 years of age whose death is caused |
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by cardiac arrest, the primary physician who attends the |
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individual's death shall submit to the center for inclusion in the |
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registry information regarding the individual and the death. The |
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information must include: |
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(1) the age of the individual; |
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(2) the time and date of the individual's death; |
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(3) a description of the location where and the |
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circumstances under which the cardiac arrest occurred; |
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(4) a description of the activity in which the |
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individual was engaged at the time the cardiac arrest occurred; |
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(5) a statement on whether the individual was an |
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athlete and if an athlete, each sport the individual participated |
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in and the level at which the individual participated in each sport; |
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(6) if known by the physician or the individual's |
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family, a statement of whether the individual at any time tested |
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positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19); and |
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(7) any other information the center determines |
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appropriate. |
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Sec. 93A.003. PHYSICIAN ACCESS TO REGISTRY; ANNUAL REPORT. |
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(a) The center shall ensure that information maintained in the |
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registry is accessible to physicians who provide medical care to |
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student athletes participating in a sport at any level. The |
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information must be aggregated and machine-readable in a manner |
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that allows a physician described by this subsection to easily |
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navigate the information. |
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(b) Not later than September 1 of each even-numbered year, |
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the center shall prepare and submit to the legislature a written |
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report that summarizes the information submitted to the center for |
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inclusion in the registry during the preceding two years. |
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Sec. 93A.004. CONFIDENTIALITY. The center shall ensure |
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that information accessible to a physician or submitted to the |
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legislature under Section 93A.003 does not disclose an individual's |
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personally identifiable information or information that is |
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confidential under state or federal law. |
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Sec. 93A.005. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) The Texas |
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Medical Board may assess an administrative penalty against a |
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physician who violates Section 93A.002. The administrative penalty |
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may not exceed $500 for each violation and shall be based on: |
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(1) the history of previous violations; |
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(2) the amount necessary to deter a future violation; |
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(3) the efforts to correct the violation; and |
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(4) any other matter that justice may require. |
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(b) The Texas Medical Board by rule shall establish a |
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procedure to collect the administrative penalty. A proceeding to |
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impose the administrative penalty is considered a contested case |
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under Chapter 2001, Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center |
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shall establish the cardiac arrest registry as required by Chapter |
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93A, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |