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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to reporting requirements for health occupation |
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regulatory agencies. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 3, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 113 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 113. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO MULTIPLE HEALTH |
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OCCUPATION REGULATORY AGENCIES |
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Sec. 113.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Health care practitioner" means an individual |
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issued a license, certificate, registration, title, permit, or |
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other authorization to engage in a health care profession. |
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(2) "Health occupation regulatory agency" means a |
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department, commission, board, office, authority, or other agency |
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of the state that regulates a health care practitioner under this |
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title. |
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Sec. 113.002. ANNUAL REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. (a) Not later |
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than February 1 of each year, each health occupation regulatory |
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agency shall file a report with the chairs of the house and senate |
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committees with primary oversight over the agency that includes the |
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following: |
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(1) the number of persons regulated by the agency; |
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(2) the number of persons who became subject to |
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regulation by the agency in the previous year; |
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(3) the number of persons regulated by the agency by |
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county; |
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(4) a description of any complaints reported to the |
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agency or a description of the complaint categories used by the |
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agency and the number of complaints in each category; |
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(5) the number of complaints investigated by the |
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agency and a description of the final resolution of the complaints; |
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(6) the amount of fees collected by the agency each |
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year; |
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(7) the expenses of the agency; and |
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(8) any unfunded needs of the agency. |
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(b) The Health Professions Council shall adopt a standard |
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format that must be used by health occupation regulatory agencies |
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to report the information required under Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2008, the Health |
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Professions Council shall adopt the standard reporting format |
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required under Subsection (b), Section 113.002, Occupations Code, |
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as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |