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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirement that a state agency provide information |
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to another state agency on request. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Chapter 774, Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 774. EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION BETWEEN CERTAIN [REGULATORY] |
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AGENCIES |
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SECTION 2. Section 774.001, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 774.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Health care provider" means a person who has been |
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issued a license by a health care regulatory agency. |
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(2) "Health care regulatory agency" means a regulatory |
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agency that: |
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(A) appoints a member of the Health Professions |
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Council; or |
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(B) is supervised by the health licensing |
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division of the Texas Department of Health. |
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(3) "License" includes a license, certificate, |
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registration, permit, or other authorization, required by law or |
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state agency rule, that a person must obtain to practice or engage |
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in a particular business or occupation. |
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(4) "Regulatory agency" means an agency, including a |
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department, commission, board, or office, that: |
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(A) is created by the constitution or by statute; |
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(B) is in the executive branch of state |
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government; |
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(C) has statewide authority; and |
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(D) has authority to deny, grant, renew, revoke, |
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or suspend a license. |
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(5) "State agency" means a department, commission, |
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board, office, or other agency in the executive branch of state |
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government, including a university system or institution of higher |
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education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code. |
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SECTION 3. Chapter 774, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 774.004 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 774.004. EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION BETWEEN STATE |
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AGENCIES. (a) A state agency that receives a written request for |
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information, other than information that is confidential under law, |
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from another state agency shall provide the information to the |
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requesting agency not later than the 10th day following the date the |
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request is received. |
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(b) A state agency that receives a request under this |
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section must provide the information to the requesting state agency |
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without cost. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2021. |