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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to reports on the prevalence of eating disorders and |
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eating disorder-related deaths in this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) The Department of State Health Services, in |
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collaboration with the Health and Human Services Commission, shall |
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prepare a report on the prevalence of eating disorders and eating |
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disorder-related deaths in this state. The report must include: |
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(1) regional and statewide statistics regarding the |
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prevalence of eating disorders and eating disorder-related deaths |
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in this state; |
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(2) an overview of national trends in eating |
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disorders; and |
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(3) an overview of state-funded behavioral health |
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treatment options available to persons with eating disorders. |
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(b) The Department of State Health Services shall gather |
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information for the report from: |
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(1) information collected by the department and the |
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Health and Human Services Commission, including information from |
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the department's vital statistics unit and the state Medicaid |
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program; and |
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(2) hospitals, treatment centers, available surveys, |
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and other relevant sources. |
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(c) Not later than December 1, 2023, the Department of State |
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Health Services and the Health and Human Services Commission shall |
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prepare and submit to the legislature a copy of the report and any |
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recommendations for legislative or other action to reduce the |
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prevalence of eating disorders and eating disorder-related deaths |
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in this state. The department may post the report on the |
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department's Internet website. |
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(d) The Department of State Health Services may accept |
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gifts, grants, and donations from any source to fund expenses |
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incurred by the department in preparing the report. |
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(e) This section expires September 1, 2024. |
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SECTION 2. (a) The Department of State Health Services |
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shall prepare a report on the prevalence of eating disorders among |
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youth in this state. When administering the Youth Risk Behavior |
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Survey created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to |
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youth in this state, the department may include additional |
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questions as necessary to assist the department in assessing the |
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prevalence of eating disorders among the youth for purposes of the |
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report. |
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(b) Not later than December 1, 2024, the Department of State |
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Health Services shall submit to the legislature a copy of the report |
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and a summary of the survey findings relating to the prevalence of |
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eating disorders among youth in this state. The department may post |
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the report and summary on the department's Internet website. |
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(c) The Department of State Health Services may accept |
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gifts, grants, and donations from any source to fund expenses |
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incurred by the department in preparing the report. |
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(d) This section expires September 1, 2025. |
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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, 2021. |