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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a registry of allied health professionals. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 105, Health and Safety Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 105.009 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 105.009. REGISTRY OF ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. (a) |
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The council shall establish a registry for all allied health |
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professionals containing information to be used for health |
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workforce studies. |
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(b) The registry shall include the following information |
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about each allied health professional: |
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(1) educational background; |
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(2) profession; |
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(3) specialty, if any; |
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(4) place of practice; and |
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(5) full-time or part-time employment status. |
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(c) A state board, agency, or association that certifies, |
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registers, or licenses a health professional in this state shall |
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collect on behalf of the council the information required under |
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Subsection (b). The council and a state board, agency, or |
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association that collects data on behalf of the council may enter |
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into an interagency contract regarding the data collection. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |