By: Nelson  S.B. No. 204
         (In the Senate - Filed January 11, 2007; January 30, 2007,
  read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human
  Services; February 13, 2007, reported favorably by the following
  vote:  Yeas 8, Nays 0; February 13, 2007, sent to printer.)
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to certain electronic medical records systems.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 161, Health and Safety
  Code, is amended by adding Sections 161.0107 and 161.0108 to read as
  follows:
         Sec. 161.0107.  ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS. (a)  A
  person who sells, leases, or otherwise provides an electronic
  medical records software package or system to a person who
  administers immunizations in this state or to an entity that
  manages records for the person shall provide, as part of the
  electronic medical records package or system, the ability to:
               (1)  electronically interface with the immunization
  registry created under this subchapter; and
               (2)  generate electronic reports that contain the
  fields necessary to populate the immunization registry.
         (b)  The executive commissioner of the Health and Human
  Services Commission by rule may specify the fields necessary to
  populate the immunization registry.
         Sec. 161.0108.  INJUNCTION. (a)  The attorney general may
  bring an action in the name of the state to enjoin a violation of
  Section 161.0107.
         (b)  If the state prevails in a suit under this section, the
  attorney general may recover on behalf of the state reasonable
  attorney's fees, court costs, and reasonable investigative costs
  incurred in relation to the proceeding.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2007.
 
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