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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain electronic medical records systems. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 161, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Sections 161.0107 and 161.0108 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 161.0107. ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS. (a) A |
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person who sells, leases, or otherwise provides an electronic |
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medical records software package or system to a person who |
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administers immunizations in this state or to an entity that |
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manages records for the person shall provide, as part of the |
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electronic medical records package or system, the ability to: |
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(1) electronically interface with the immunization |
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registry created under this subchapter; and |
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(2) generate electronic reports that contain the |
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fields necessary to populate the immunization registry. |
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(b) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human |
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Services Commission by rule may specify the fields necessary to |
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populate the immunization registry. |
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Sec. 161.0108. INJUNCTION. (a) The attorney general may |
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bring an action in the name of the state to enjoin a violation of |
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Section 161.0107. |
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(b) If the state prevails in a suit under this section, the |
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attorney general may recover on behalf of the state reasonable |
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attorney's fees, court costs, and reasonable investigative costs |
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incurred in relation to the proceeding. |
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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. |