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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of a submersion injury and drowning |
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prevention database. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 92, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 92.012 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 92.012. SUBMERSION INJURY AND DROWNING PREVENTION |
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DATABASE. (a) The department shall collect and analyze information |
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related to submersion injuries and drowning at the state and |
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regional level, and to the extent feasible, at the local level. The |
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department shall obtain the information in the manner required by |
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other state law and may obtain additional information from federal |
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agencies or private and public organizations. The department shall |
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maintain a database of this information. |
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(b) The database may include: |
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(1) information related to risk factors identified for |
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submersion injuries and drowning; |
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(2) morbidity and mortality rates for submersion |
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injuries and drowning; and |
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(3) community indicators relevant to submersion |
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injuries and drowning. |
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(c) In compiling the database, the department may use |
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information available from other sources, such as reports of |
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hospital discharge data, information included in death |
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certificates, or information previously collected by the |
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department. |
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(d) The department may identify additional information to |
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be included in the database. To the extent that information is |
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available, the department may collect the information and include |
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the information in the database. |
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(e) The department shall make the information in the |
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database available to the public in a manner designed to inform the |
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public on a local, regional, and statewide basis of: |
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(1) the risk factors associated with submersion |
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injuries and drowning; and |
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(2) preventative measures that may reduce the risk of |
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submersion injury and drowning. |
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(f) Information obtained by the department under this |
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section that identifies an individual or that is otherwise |
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confidential under law is confidential, is excepted from required |
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public disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, and may not |
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be disclosed for any purpose. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |