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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), (c-3), (f), (g), and (h) to read as follows: |
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(c) The Department of Information Resources, through |
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TexasOnline and in consultation with the council and the Health |
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Professions Council, shall add and label as "mandatory" the |
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following fields on an application or renewal form for a license, |
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certificate, or registration for a person subject to Subsection |
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(c-2): |
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(1) full name and last four digits of social security |
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number; |
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(2) full mailing address; and |
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(3) 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) The Department of Information Resources, through |
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TexasOnline and in consultation with the council and the Health |
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Professions Council, shall add the following fields on an |
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application or renewal form for a license, certificate, or |
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registration for a person subject to Subsection (c-2): |
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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; and |
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(9) information regarding any additional practice, |
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including description of practice setting, practice location zip |
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code, and county. |
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(c-2) The following health professionals are subject to |
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this section: |
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(1) audiologists; |
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(2) chiropractors; |
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(3) licensed professional counselors; |
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(4) licensed chemical dependency counselors; |
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(5) dentists; |
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(6) dental hygienists; |
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(7) emergency medical services personnel; |
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(8) marriage and family therapists; |
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(9) medical radiologic technologists; |
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(10) licensed vocational nurses; |
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(11) registered nurses; |
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(12) certified nurse aides; |
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(13) occupational therapists; |
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(14) optometrists; |
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(15) pharmacists; |
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(16) physical therapists; |
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(17) physicians; |
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(18) physician assistants; |
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(19) psychologists; |
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(20) social workers; and |
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(21) speech-language pathologists. |
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(c-3) The relevant members of the Health Professions |
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Council shall encourage each person described by Subsection (c-2) |
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licensed, certified, or registered under that council's authority |
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to submit application and renewal information under Subsections (c) |
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and (c-1) through the system developed by the Department of |
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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 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 following information is submitted to the statewide |
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health coordinating council for a person subject to Subsection |
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(c-2): |
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(1) certification, registration, or license number; |
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(2) issuance date; |
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(3) method of certification, registration, or |
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licensure; and |
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(4) certification, registration, or licensure status. |
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(h) 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). The Department of Information Resources |
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shall provide the Health Professions Council with the appropriate |
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federal information processing standards code based on the |
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information in Subsections (c-1)(8) and (9). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect March 1, 2008. |