1-1 By: Maxey, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini) H.B. No. 1716
1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 8, 1997;
1-3 May 9, 1997, read first time and referred to Committee on Health
1-4 and Human Services; May 17, 1997, reported adversely, with
1-5 favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 8, Nays
1-6 0; May 17, 1997, sent to printer.)
1-7 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 1716 By: Zaffirini
1-8 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-9 AN ACT
1-10 relating to the membership and duties of the statewide health
1-11 coordinating council.
1-12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-13 SECTION 1. Section 104.011, Health and Safety Code, is
1-14 amended to read as follows:
1-15 Sec. 104.011. COMPOSITION OF COUNCIL. (a) The statewide
1-16 health coordinating council is composed of 17 [15] members
1-17 determined as follows:
1-18 (1) the commissioner of health and human services or a
1-19 representative designated by the commissioner;
1-20 (2) the presiding officer of the Texas Higher
1-21 Education Coordinating Board or a representative designated by the
1-22 presiding officer;
1-23 (3) the presiding officer of the department or a
1-24 representative designated by the presiding officer;
1-25 (4) the presiding officer of the Texas Health Care
1-26 Information Council or a representative designated by the presiding
1-27 officer;
1-28 (5) the presiding officer of the Texas Department of
1-29 Mental Health and Mental Retardation or a representative designated
1-30 by the presiding officer; and
1-31 (6) the following members appointed by the governor:
1-32 (A) three health care professionals from the
1-33 allied health, dental, medical, mental health, nursing, and
1-34 pharmacy professions, no two of whom may be from the same
1-35 profession;
1-36 (B) two representatives of a university or
1-37 health-related institution of higher education;
1-38 (C) one representative of a junior or community
1-39 college;
1-40 (D) one hospital administrator;
1-41 (E) one managed care administrator; and
1-42 (F) four public members [. The governor shall
1-43 appoint three members who represent health care professionals,
1-44 three members who represent institutions of higher education, three
1-45 members who are consumer advocates, and six public members].
1-46 (b) The appointments of the governor shall be with the
1-47 advice and consent of the senate.
1-48 SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 104, Health and Safety
1-49 Code, is amended by adding Section 104.015 to read as follows:
1-50 Sec. 104.015. ADVISORY BOARDS AND AD HOC COMMITTEES. The
1-51 statewide health coordinating council may form advisory boards or
1-52 ad hoc committees composed of health care experts from the public
1-53 and private sectors to review policy matters related to the
1-54 council's purpose.
1-55 SECTION 3. Section 105.001, Health and Safety Code, is
1-56 amended to read as follows:
1-57 Sec. 105.001. DEFINITIONS [DEFINITION]. In this chapter:
1-58 (1) "Health[, "health] profession" means any health or
1-59 allied health profession that is licensed, certified, or registered
1-60 by a state board, agency, or association.
1-61 (2) "Council" means the statewide health coordinating
1-62 council.
1-63 SECTION 4. Section 105.002, Health and Safety Code, is
1-64 amended to read as follows:
2-1 Sec. 105.002. Establishment of Center. In conjunction with
2-2 the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and in such a way as
2-3 to avoid duplication of effort, the council [department] shall
2-4 establish a comprehensive health professions resource center for
2-5 the collection and analysis of educational and employment trends
2-6 for health professions in this state.
2-7 SECTION 5. Section 105.003, Health and Safety Code, is
2-8 amended to read as follows:
2-9 Sec. 105.003. COLLECTION OF DATA. (a) The council
2-10 [department] shall place a high priority on collecting and
2-11 disseminating data on health professions demonstrating an acute
2-12 shortage in this state, including:
2-13 (1) data concerning nursing personnel; and
2-14 (2) data concerning the health professions in which
2-15 shortages occur in rural areas.
2-16 (b) To the extent possible, the council [department] may
2-17 collect the data from existing sources that the council
2-18 [department] determines are credible. The council [department]
2-19 may enter agreements with those sources that establish guidelines
2-20 concerning the identification, acquisition, transfer, and
2-21 confidentiality of the data.
2-22 (c) At a minimum, the data collected by the council
2-23 [department] must include the following in regard to health
2-24 professionals:
2-25 (1) their number and geographic distribution;
2-26 (2) licensure or certification status;
2-27 (3) specialty areas, if applicable; and
2-28 (4) trends or changes in license holders according to
2-29 number or geographic distribution.
2-30 SECTION 6. Section 105.004, Health and Safety Code, is
2-31 amended to read as follows:
2-32 Sec. 105.004. REPORTS. The council [department] may use the
2-33 data collected and analyzed under this chapter to publish reports
2-34 regarding:
2-35 (1) the educational and employment trends for health
2-36 professions;
2-37 (2) the supply and demand of health professions; and
2-38 (3) other issues, as necessary, concerning health
2-39 professions in this state.
2-40 SECTION 7. Section 105.007, Health and Safety Code, is
2-41 amended to read as follows:
2-42 Sec. 105.007. CLEARINGHOUSE. (a) As part of the
2-43 comprehensive health professions resource center, the council
2-44 [department] shall develop and establish a clearinghouse for health
2-45 professionals seeking collaborative practice.
2-46 (b) The council [department] may:
2-47 (1) set and collect a reasonable fee to offset the
2-48 cost of complying with this section;
2-49 (2) solicit, receive, and spend grants, gifts, and
2-50 donations from public and private sources to comply with this
2-51 section; and
2-52 (3) contract with public or private entities in the
2-53 performance of its responsibilities under this section.
2-54 SECTION 8. Subchapter D, Chapter 104, Health and Safety
2-55 Code, is amended by adding Section 104.0421 to read as follows:
2-56 Sec. 104.0421. STATEWIDE DATA COLLECTION AND COORDINATION.
2-57 (a) The statewide health coordinating council shall work with
2-58 appropriate health professional licensing agencies to develop
2-59 uniform standards for health professional data collected by those
2-60 agencies to enable the council to maintain a comprehensive health
2-61 professional database.
2-62 (b) The council shall retrieve data on health professionals
2-63 from the appropriate licensing agencies. The council may seek the
2-64 assistance of the appropriate licensing agency or department in the
2-65 retrieval of data on health professionals.
2-66 (c) The council shall monitor and evaluate long-term
2-67 regional, statewide, and local health needs. The council shall use
2-68 this evaluation for developing recommendations relating to health
2-69 education, training, and regulation.
3-1 (d) The council shall use data collected under this section
3-2 to develop workforce goals for health professionals and to
3-3 recommend the appropriate level and distribution of state funding
3-4 for education and training to achieve these goals. The council
3-5 shall evaluate the short-term and long-term effects of the
3-6 recommendations made under this subsection.
3-7 (e) The council shall, with the assistance of higher
3-8 education agencies and institutions, area health education centers,
3-9 teaching hospitals, and health education institutions, improve
3-10 coordination of statewide health planning. The council may seek
3-11 the assistance of the National Association of Health Data
3-12 Organizations, the Association of American Medical Colleges, the
3-13 National Council of State Legislatures, the American Association of
3-14 Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, the Association of American
3-15 Health Centers, and any other appropriate entities.
3-16 (f) The department shall continue to assist the council and
3-17 the health professions resource center with the development of the
3-18 state health plan. The council shall coordinate related health
3-19 planning functions within the department. The staff of the health
3-20 professions resource center shall continue to be department
3-21 employees but are governed by the council. The staff of the Bureau
3-22 of State Health Data and Policy Analysis that previously assisted
3-23 the council shall continue to assist the council.
3-24 SECTION 9. This Act takes effect September 1, 1997.
3-25 SECTION 10. (a) The statewide health coordinating council
3-26 that existed immediately before the effective date of this Act is
3-27 abolished on the effective date of this Act.
3-28 (b) In appointing the initial members of the statewide
3-29 health coordinating council as reconstituted by this Act, the
3-30 governor shall appoint four members to terms expiring August 1,
3-31 1999; four to terms expiring August 1, 2001; and four to terms
3-32 expiring August 1, 2003.
3-33 SECTION 11. The importance of this legislation and the
3-34 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
3-35 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
3-36 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
3-37 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.
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