75R12233 SKB-D
By Maxey, et al. H.B. No. 1716
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1716:
By Berlanga C.S.H.B. No. 1716
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the membership and duties of the statewide health
1-3 coordinating council.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 104.011, Health and Safety Code, is
1-6 amended to read as follows:
1-7 Sec. 104.011. COMPOSITION OF COUNCIL. (a) The statewide
1-8 health coordinating council is composed of 17 [15] members
1-9 determined as follows:
1-10 (1) the commissioner of health and human services or a
1-11 representative designated by the commissioner;
1-12 (2) the presiding officer of the Texas Higher
1-13 Education Coordinating Board or a representative designated by the
1-14 presiding officer;
1-15 (3) the presiding officer of the department or a
1-16 representative designated by the presiding officer;
1-17 (4) the presiding officer of the Texas Health Care
1-18 Information Council or a representative designated by the presiding
1-19 officer;
1-20 (5) the presiding officer of the Texas Department of
1-21 Mental Health and Mental Retardation or a representative designated
1-22 by the presiding officer; and
1-23 (6) the following members appointed by the governor:
1-24 (A) three health care professionals from the
2-1 allied health, dental, medical, mental health, nursing, and
2-2 pharmacy professions, no two of whom may be from the same
2-3 profession;
2-4 (B) two representatives of a university or
2-5 health-related institution of higher education;
2-6 (C) one representative of a junior or community
2-7 college;
2-8 (D) one hospital administrator;
2-9 (E) one managed care administrator; and
2-10 (F) four consumer advocates, at least one of
2-11 whom must be a health policy expert or a health care economist [.
2-12 The governor shall appoint three members who represent health care
2-13 professionals, three members who represent institutions of higher
2-14 education, three members who are consumer advocates, and six public
2-15 members].
2-16 (b) The appointments of the governor shall be with the
2-17 advice and consent of the senate.
2-18 SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 104, Health and Safety
2-19 Code, is amended by adding Section 104.015 to read as follows:
2-20 Sec. 104.015. ADVISORY BOARDS AND AD HOC COMMITTEES. The
2-21 statewide health coordinating council may form advisory boards or
2-22 ad hoc committees composed of health care experts from the public
2-23 and private sectors to review policy matters related to the
2-24 council's purpose.
2-25 SECTION 3. Section 105.001, Health and Safety Code, is
2-26 amended to read as follows:
2-27 Sec. 105.001. DEFINITIONS [DEFINITION]. In this chapter:
3-1 (1) "Health[, "health] profession" means any health or
3-2 allied health profession that is licensed, certified, or registered
3-3 by a state board, agency, or association.
3-4 (2) "Council" means the statewide health coordinating
3-5 council.
3-6 SECTION 4. Section 105.002, Health and Safety Code, is
3-7 amended to read as follows:
3-8 Sec. 105.002. Establishment of Center. In conjunction with
3-9 the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and in such a way as
3-10 to avoid duplication of effort, the council [department] shall
3-11 establish a comprehensive health professions resource center for
3-12 the collection and analysis of educational and employment trends
3-13 for health professions in this state.
3-14 SECTION 5. Section 105.003, Health and Safety Code, is
3-15 amended to read as follows:
3-16 Sec. 105.003. COLLECTION OF DATA. (a) The council
3-17 [department] shall place a high priority on collecting and
3-18 disseminating data on health professions demonstrating an acute
3-19 shortage in this state, including:
3-20 (1) data concerning nursing personnel; and
3-21 (2) data concerning the health professions in which
3-22 shortages occur in rural areas.
3-23 (b) To the extent possible, the council [department] may
3-24 collect the data from existing sources that the council
3-25 [department] determines are credible. The council [department]
3-26 may enter agreements with those sources that establish guidelines
3-27 concerning the identification, acquisition, transfer, and
4-1 confidentiality of the data.
4-2 (c) At a minimum, the data collected by the council
4-3 [department] must include the following in regard to health
4-4 professionals:
4-5 (1) their number and geographic distribution;
4-6 (2) licensure or certification status;
4-7 (3) specialty areas, if applicable; and
4-8 (4) trends or changes in license holders according to
4-9 number or geographic distribution.
4-10 SECTION 6. Section 105.004, Health and Safety Code, is
4-11 amended to read as follows:
4-12 Sec. 105.004. REPORTS. The council [department] may use the
4-13 data collected and analyzed under this chapter to publish reports
4-14 regarding:
4-15 (1) the educational and employment trends for health
4-16 professions;
4-17 (2) the supply and demand of health professions; and
4-18 (3) other issues, as necessary, concerning health
4-19 professions in this state.
4-20 SECTION 7. Section 105.007, Health and Safety Code, is
4-21 amended to read as follows:
4-22 Sec. 105.007. CLEARINGHOUSE. (a) As part of the
4-23 comprehensive health professions resource center, the council
4-24 [department] shall develop and establish a clearinghouse for health
4-25 professionals seeking collaborative practice.
4-26 (b) The council [department] may:
4-27 (1) set and collect a reasonable fee to offset the
5-1 cost of complying with this section;
5-2 (2) solicit, receive, and spend grants, gifts, and
5-3 donations from public and private sources to comply with this
5-4 section; and
5-5 (3) contract with public or private entities in the
5-6 performance of its responsibilities under this section.
5-7 SECTION 8. Subchapter D, Chapter 104, Health and Safety
5-8 Code, is amended by adding Section 104.0421 to read as follows:
5-9 Sec. 104.0421. STATEWIDE DATA COLLECTION AND COORDINATION.
5-10 (a) The statewide health coordinating council shall work with
5-11 appropriate health professional licensing agencies to develop
5-12 uniform standards for health professional data collected by those
5-13 agencies to enable the council to maintain a comprehensive health
5-14 professional database.
5-15 (b) The council shall retrieve data on health professionals
5-16 from the appropriate licensing agencies. The council may seek the
5-17 assistance of the appropriate licensing agency or department in the
5-18 retrieval of data on health professionals.
5-19 (c) The council shall monitor and evaluate long-term
5-20 regional, statewide, and local health needs. The council shall use
5-21 this evaluation for developing recommendations relating to health
5-22 education, training, and regulation.
5-23 (d) The council shall use data collected under this section
5-24 to develop workforce goals for health professionals and to
5-25 recommend the appropriate level and distribution of state funding
5-26 for education and training to achieve these goals. The council
5-27 shall evaluate the short-term and long-term effects of the
6-1 recommendations made under this subsection.
6-2 (e) The council shall, with the assistance of higher
6-3 education agencies and institutions, area health education centers,
6-4 teaching hospitals, and health education institutions, improve
6-5 coordination of statewide health planning. The council may seek
6-6 the assistance of the National Association of Health Data
6-7 Organizations, the Association of American Medical Colleges, the
6-8 National Council of State Legislatures, the American Association of
6-9 Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, the Association of American
6-10 Health Centers, and any other appropriate entities.
6-11 (f) The department shall continue to assist the council and
6-12 the health professions resource center with the development of the
6-13 state health plan. The council shall coordinate related health
6-14 planning functions within the department. The staff of the health
6-15 professions resource center shall continue to be department
6-16 employees but are governed by the council. The staff of the Bureau
6-17 of State Health Data and Policy Analysis that previously assisted
6-18 the council shall continue to assist the council.
6-19 SECTION 9. This Act takes effect September 1, 1997.
6-20 SECTION 10. (a) The statewide health coordinating council
6-21 that existed immediately before the effective date of this Act is
6-22 abolished on the effective date of this Act.
6-23 (b) In appointing the initial members of the statewide
6-24 health coordinating council as reconstituted by this Act, the
6-25 governor shall appoint four members to terms expiring August 1,
6-26 1999; four to terms expiring August 1, 2001; and four to terms
6-27 expiring August 1, 2003.
7-1 SECTION 11. The importance of this legislation and the
7-2 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
7-3 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
7-4 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
7-5 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.