1-1 By: Maxey (Senate Sponsor - Van de Putte) H.B. No. 100 1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House April 23, 2001; 1-3 April 24, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on Health 1-4 and Human Services; May 1, 2001, reported favorably by the 1-5 following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 1, 2001, sent to printer.) 1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-7 AN ACT 1-8 relating to the regulation of certain health care activities using 1-9 the Internet. 1-10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-11 SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 3, Occupations Code, is amended 1-12 by adding Chapter 105 to read as follows: 1-13 CHAPTER 105. GENERAL REGULATORY AUTHORITY REGARDING 1-14 HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS' USE OF INTERNET 1-15 Sec. 105.001. EFFECT OF INTERNET ACTIVITY. (a) In this 1-16 section: 1-17 (1) "Licensing authority" means a department, 1-18 commission, board, office, or other agency of the state or a 1-19 political subdivision of the state that regulates activities and 1-20 persons under this title. 1-21 (2) "Internet" has the meaning assigned by Section 1-22 2002.001, Government Code. 1-23 (b) The fact that an activity occurs through the use of the 1-24 Internet does not affect a licensing authority's power to regulate 1-25 an activity or person that would otherwise be regulated under this 1-26 title. 1-27 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 1-28 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 1-29 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 1-30 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 1-31 Act takes effect September 1, 2001. 1-32 * * * * *