1-1     By:  Nelson                                            S.B. No. 282
 1-2           (In the Senate - Filed January 18, 2001; January 22, 2001,
 1-3     read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human
 1-4     Services; April 9, 2001, reported favorably by the following vote:
 1-5     Yeas 7, Nays 0; April 9, 2001, sent to printer.)
 1-6                            A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-7                                   AN ACT
 1-8     relating to requiring the Texas Department of Health to promote the
 1-9     vaccines for children program to certain health care providers not
1-10     currently enrolled in the program.
1-11           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-12           SECTION 1.  DEFINITION.  In this Act, "vaccines for children
1-13     program" means the program operated by the Texas Department of
1-14     Health under authority of 42 U.S.C. Section 1396s, as amended.
1-15           SECTION 2.  PROMOTION OF VACCINES FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM.  Not
1-16     later than October 1, 2001, the Texas Department of Health shall
1-17     develop and distribute educational materials designed to promote
1-18     and increase awareness of the vaccines for children program to each
1-19     health care provider in this state, including a Medicaid provider,
1-20     who is not enrolled but is otherwise eligible to participate in the
1-21     vaccines for children program.
1-22           SECTION 3.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act takes effect
1-23     immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members
1-24     elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III,
1-25     Texas Constitution.  If this Act does not receive the vote
1-26     necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1,
1-27     2001.
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