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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an adult diabetes education program in certain county |
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hospital systems and hospital districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 1001, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 1001.076 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1001.076. ADULT DIABETES EDUCATION PROGRAM. (a) In |
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counties with populations of more than 100,000, the department |
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shall assist hospital districts and county hospital systems in |
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providing an adult diabetes education program. The program must be |
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based on a curriculum developed by the Texas Diabetes Council. |
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(b) A hospital district or county hospital system that |
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participates in the program shall: |
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(1) make the adult diabetes education program |
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available in English and Spanish using the curriculum developed by |
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the Texas Diabetes Council; and |
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(2) make the education program available in the |
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county, including at each rural health clinic the district or |
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system may have. |
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(c) The Texas Diabetes Council shall develop for the adult |
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diabetes education program a curriculum emphasizing life choices |
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that enable a diabetic patient to control the disease and improve |
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the patient's standard of living. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than June 1, 2008, the Texas Diabetes |
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Council shall develop the curriculum required by Section 1001.076, |
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Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. Not later than January 1, 2009, the Department of |
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State Health Services shall implement the adult diabetes education |
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program established under Section 1001.076, Health and Safety Code, |
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as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |