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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 minimum data set for the collection of |
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information on health professionals by the statewide health |
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coordinating council. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 105.003, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsections (c-1), |
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(c-2), (f), (g), and (h) to read as follows: |
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(c) Except as provided by Subsection (h), the Department of |
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Information Resources, through TexasOnline and in consultation |
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with the council and the Health Professions Council, shall add and |
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label as "mandatory" the following fields on an application or |
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renewal form for a license, certificate, or registration for a |
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person regulated by a health occupation regulatory agency that is a |
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member of the Health Professions Council and for emergency medical |
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services personnel regulated by the Department of State Health |
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Services: |
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(1) full name and last four digits of social security |
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number; |
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(2) certification, registration, or licensure |
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information, including certification, registration, or license |
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number, issuance date, method of certification, registration, or |
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licensure, and certification, registration, or licensure status; |
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(3) full mailing address; and |
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(4) educational background and training, including |
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basic health professions degree, school name and location of basic |
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health professions degree, and graduation year for basic health |
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professions degree, and, as applicable, highest professional |
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degree obtained, related professional school name and location, and |
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related graduation year [At a minimum, the data collected by the
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council must include the following in regard to health
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professionals:
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[(1)their number and geographic distribution;
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[(2)licensure or certification status;
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[(3)specialty areas, if applicable; and
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[(4) trends or changes in license holders according to
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number or geographic distribution]. |
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(c-1) Except as provided by Subsection (h), the Department |
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of Information Resources, through TexasOnline and in consultation |
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with the council and the Health Professions Council, shall add and |
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label as "voluntary" the following fields on an application or |
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renewal form for a license, certificate, or registration for a |
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person regulated by a health occupation regulatory agency that is a |
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member of the Health Professions Council and for emergency medical |
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services personnel regulated by the Department of State Health |
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Services: |
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(1) date and place of birth; |
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(2) sex; |
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(3) race and ethnicity; |
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(4) location of high school; |
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(5) mailing address of primary practice; |
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(6) number of hours per week spent at primary practice |
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location; |
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(7) description of primary practice setting; |
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(8) primary practice information, including primary |
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specialty practice, practice location zip code, and county federal |
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information processing standards code; and |
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(9) secondary practice information, including |
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practice location zip code and county federal information |
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processing standards code. |
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(c-2) The members of the Health Professions Council shall |
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encourage each person licensed, certified, or registered under that |
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council's authority to submit application and renewal information |
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under Subsections (c) and (c-1) through the system developed by the |
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Department of Information Resources and TexasOnline. |
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(f) The relevant members of the Health Professions Council, |
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in conjunction with the Department of Information Resources, shall |
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ensure that the information collected under Subsections (c) and |
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(c-1) is transmitted to the statewide health coordinating council. |
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The council shall store the information as needed and conduct |
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related workforce studies, including a determination of the |
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geographical distribution of the reporting professionals. |
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(g) The Department of Information Resources shall work with |
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the health occupation regulatory agencies that are members of the |
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Health Professions Council to minimize the costs to Health |
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Professions Council members of obtaining the information under |
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Subsections (c) and (c-1). |
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(h) This section does not apply to the State Board of |
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Veterinary Medical Examiners or the Texas Funeral Service |
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Commission. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect March 1, 2008. |