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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the diabetes mellitus registry pilot program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 1(c), (d), and (e), Chapter 706 (H.B. |
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2132), Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The department shall select to participate in the pilot |
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program a public health district that serves a county with a |
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population of less than two million and contains a municipality |
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with a population of over one million. The department and the |
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public health district shall create an electronic registry to track |
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the glycosylated hemoglobin level and the diagnosis codes of each |
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person who: |
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(1) has a laboratory test to determine that level |
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performed at a clinical laboratory in the district; and |
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(2) consents in writing to the inclusion of the |
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person's information in the registry. |
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(d) A physician practicing in the participating public |
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health district who orders a glycosylated hemoglobin test for a |
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patient shall submit to the clinical laboratory the diagnosis codes |
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of a patient along with the patient's sample if the patient consents |
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in writing to have the patient's information included in the |
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registry. A clinical laboratory located in the participating |
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public health district shall submit to the district and the |
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department for a patient who has given written consent the results |
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of the patient's [each] glycosylated hemoglobin test along with the |
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diagnostic codes provided by the physician for that patient [that
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the laboratory performs]. |
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(e) The department and the participating public health |
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district shall: |
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(1) compile results submitted under Subsection (d) of |
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this section in order to track: |
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(A) the prevalence of diabetes mellitus among |
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people tested in the district; |
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(B) the level of diabetic control for the |
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patients with diabetes mellitus in each demographic group [exert
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over the diabetes mellitus]; |
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(C) the trends of new diagnoses of diabetes |
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mellitus in the district; and |
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(D) the health care costs associated with |
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diabetes mellitus and glycosylated hemoglobin testing; and |
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(2) promote discussion and public information |
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programs regarding diabetes mellitus. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2, Chapter 706 (H.B. 2132), Acts of the |
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80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 2. RULES. The executive commissioner of the Health and |
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Human Services Commission shall adopt rules to implement Section 1 |
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of this Act, including rules to govern the format and method of |
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collecting glycosylated hemoglobin data and patient diagnosis |
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codes. |
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SECTION 3. Section 4, Chapter 706 (H.B. 2132), Acts of the |
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80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 4. REPORT. Not later than December 1, 2010 [2009], the |
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Department of State Health Services shall submit a report to the |
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governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of |
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representatives, and appropriate standing committees of the |
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legislature regarding the diabetes mellitus registry pilot program |
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that includes: |
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(1) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the pilot |
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program; and |
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(2) a recommendation to continue, expand, or eliminate |
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the pilot program. |
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SECTION 4. Section 5, Chapter 706 (H.B. 2132), Acts of the |
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80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 5. EXPIRATION. This Act expires September 1, 2011 |
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[2010]. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |