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79R1729 MCK-D
By: Madla S.B. No. 1069
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to organizing certain data collected by the Department of
State Health Services.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 108, Health and Safety Code, is amended
by adding Section 108.0095 to read as follows:
Sec. 108.0095. SORTING COLLECTED DATA. (a) The department
shall compile the health outcome data collected under this chapter
and organize the results according to the following geographic
areas:
(1) the Texas-Mexico border region;
(2) each public health region;
(3) rural areas;
(4) urban areas;
(5) each county; and
(6) the state.
(b) The department shall release health outcome data in
accordance with the way it is compiled under this section.
SECTION 2. The Department of State Health Services shall
consult with a group of affected persons and entities to define
rural and urban areas for purposes of Section 108.0095, Health and
Safety Code, as added by this Act, including:
(1) individuals with expertise in rural health
services research, epidemiology, rural public health services
delivery, demography, health planning, and large data sets; and
(2) representatives from universities, the Department
of State Health Services, the Office of Rural Community Affairs,
area health education centers, and local and county health
departments.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.