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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of a living organ donor education |
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program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 2, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 54 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 54. LIVING ORGAN DONOR EDUCATION PROGRAM |
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Sec. 54.001. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM. (a) The department |
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shall establish a living organ donor education program to educate |
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residents of this state about: |
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(1) the need for living organ donors, including the |
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particular need for donors from minority populations; |
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(2) the requirements for registering with the National |
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Donate Life Living Donor Registry through Donate Life America as a |
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potential living organ donor; |
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(3) the medical screening and procedures necessary for |
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an individual to be a living organ donor; and |
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(4) the availability of information about living organ |
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donation in health care facilities, transplant centers, organ |
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procurement organizations, tissue banks, eye banks, and driver's |
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license offices. |
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(b) The department, in consultation with Donate Life |
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America, shall develop written and electronic informational |
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materials, including links to Internet websites and |
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machine-readable codes, regarding: |
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(1) living organ donation; and |
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(2) the process of registering with the National |
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Donate Life Living Donor Registry. |
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(c) Donate Life America may develop and provide the |
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informational materials described by Subsection (b) to the |
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department. |
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(d) The department and the Department of Public Safety shall |
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post the information described by Subsection (b) on each of the |
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agency's Internet websites. |
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(e) Appropriate health care facilities, transplant centers, |
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organ procurement organizations, tissue banks, eye banks, and |
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driver's license offices may access the informational materials |
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described by Subsection (b) on the Internet websites of the |
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department and the Department of Public Safety and print the |
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materials to place in their facilities or offices to provide to |
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residents of this state. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Department of State Health Services shall |
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establish the program and obtain the informational materials as |
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required by Section 54.001, Health and Safety Code, as added by this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |