By: Uresti  S.B. No. 1313
         (In the Senate - Filed March 7, 2007; March 19, 2007, read
  first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human Services;
  April 27, 2007, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
  Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 9, Nays 0; April 27, 2007,
  sent to printer.)
 
  COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1313 By:  Nichols
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to reporting requirements for health occupation
  regulatory agencies.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subtitle A, Title 3, Occupations Code, is
  amended by adding Chapter 113 to read as follows:
  CHAPTER 113. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO MULTIPLE HEALTH
  OCCUPATION REGULATORY AGENCIES
         Sec. 113.001.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
               (1)  "Health care practitioner" means an individual
  issued a license, certificate, registration, title, permit, or
  other authorization to engage in a health care profession.
               (2)  "Health occupation regulatory agency" means a
  department, commission, board, office, authority, or other agency
  of the state that regulates a health care practitioner under this
  title.
         Sec. 113.002.  ANNUAL REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. (a)  Not later
  than February 1 of each year, each health occupation regulatory
  agency shall file a report with the chairs of the house and senate
  committees with primary oversight over the agency that includes the
  following:
               (1)  the number of persons regulated by the agency;
               (2)  the number of persons who became subject to
  regulation by the agency in the previous year;
               (3)  the number of persons regulated by the agency by
  county;
               (4)  a description of any complaints reported to the
  agency or a description of the complaint categories used by the
  agency and the number of complaints in each category;
               (5)  the number of complaints investigated by the
  agency and a description of the final resolution of the complaints;
               (6)  the amount of fees collected by the agency each
  year;
               (7)  the expenses of the agency; and
               (8)  any unfunded needs of the agency.
         (b)  The Health Professions Council shall adopt a standard
  format that must be used by health occupation regulatory agencies
  to report the information required under Subsection (a).
         SECTION 2.  Not later than January 1, 2008, the Health
  Professions Council shall adopt the standard reporting format
  required under Subsection (b), Section 113.002, Occupations Code,
  as added by this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2007.
 
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