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House Bill 1394 |
House Author: King, Susan |
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Effective: 6-14-13 |
Senate Sponsor: Duncan |
House Bill 1394 amends the Health and Safety Code to require the Sunset Advisory Commission, in its review of the Department of State Health Services (DSHS), to review the powers and duties exercised by DSHS under statutory provisions relating to the Texas Health Care Information Council and to determine whether DSHS is achieving the legislature's intent of empowering consumers with information to make informed health care decisions, maintaining appropriate privacy and security standards for patient information, and limiting the patient information DSHS collects to what is necessary for performing the department's duties with respect to the council. The bill requires the commission to report its findings to the legislature and abolishes the Texas Health Care Information Council on September 1, 2015.