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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to regional poison control centers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 777.001, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 777.001. REGIONAL POISON CONTROL CENTERS. (a) Six |
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regional centers for poison control are designated as the regional |
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poison control centers for the state as follows: |
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(1) The University of Texas Medical Branch at |
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Galveston; |
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(2) the Dallas County Hospital District/North Texas |
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Poison Center; |
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(3) The University of Texas Health Science Center at |
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San Antonio; |
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(4) R. E. Thomason General Hospital, El Paso County |
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Hospital District; |
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(5) [Northwest] Texas Tech University Health Sciences |
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Center [Hospital, Amarillo Hospital District]; and |
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(6) Scott and White Memorial Hospital, Temple, Texas. |
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(b) The poison control centers shall coordinate poison |
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control activities within the designated health and human services |
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regions for the state. The [Texas] Department of State Health |
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Services and the [Advisory] Commission on State Emergency |
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Communications shall jointly adopt rules designating the region for |
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each poison control center. The [Texas] Department of State Health |
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Services and the [Advisory] Commission on State Emergency |
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Communications may jointly adopt rules permitting poison control |
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centers to provide services for regions served by other poison |
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control centers in this state as necessary to maximize efficient |
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use of resources and provide appropriate services in each region. |
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(c) The executive commissioner of the [Texas Board of] |
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Health and Human Services Commission may [vote to] designate a |
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seventh regional or satellite poison control center in Harris |
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County. That poison control center is subject to all provisions of |
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this chapter and other law relating to regional poison control |
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centers. |
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SECTION 2. Section 777.006, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 777.006. INFORMATION AT BIRTH. The [Texas] Department |
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of State Health Services shall assist the regional poison control |
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centers in providing informational packets on poison prevention to |
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parents of newborns. |
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SECTION 3. Sections 777.008 and 777.009, Health and Safety |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 777.008. COORDINATING COMMITTEE. (a) The |
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coordinating committee on poison control shall advise the |
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Department [Texas Board] of State Health Services and the |
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[Advisory] Commission on State Emergency Communications. |
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(b) The committee is composed of one public member appointed |
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by the executive commissioner [Texas Board] of the Health and Human |
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Services Commission, one public member appointed by the [Advisory] |
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Commission on State Emergency Communications, and eight [13] |
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members appointed by the chief executive officer of each of the |
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following entities: |
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(1) The University of Texas Medical Branch at |
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Galveston; |
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(2) the Dallas County Hospital District/North Texas |
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Poison Center; |
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(3) The University of Texas Health Science Center at |
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San Antonio; |
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(4) R. E. Thomason General Hospital, El Paso County |
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Hospital District; |
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(5) [Northwest Texas Hospital, Amarillo Hospital
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District;
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[(6)] Scott and White Memorial Hospital, Temple, |
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Texas; |
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(6) [(7)
The University of Texas Southwestern
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Medical Center at Dallas;
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[(8) The Texas A&M University Health Science Center;
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[(9)] the Texas Tech University Health Sciences |
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Center; |
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(7) [(10)
the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic
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Laboratory;
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[(11) the Department of Agriculture;
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[(12)] the [Texas] Department of State Health |
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Services; and |
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(8) [(13)] the [Advisory] Commission on State |
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Emergency Communications. |
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Sec. 777.009. FUNDING. (a) The [Texas] Department of |
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State Health Services and the [Advisory] Commission on State |
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Emergency Communications shall establish a program to award grants |
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to fund the regional poison control centers. |
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(b) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human |
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Services Commission on behalf of the Department [Texas Board] of |
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State Health Services and the [Advisory] Commission on State |
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Emergency Communications shall jointly adopt rules to establish |
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criteria for awarding the grants. The rules must require the |
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agencies to consider: |
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(1) the need of the region based on population served |
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for poison control services and the extent to which the grant would |
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meet the identified need; |
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(2) the assurance of providing quality services; |
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(3) the availability of other funding sources; |
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(4) achieving or maintaining certification as a poison |
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control center with the American Association of Poison Control |
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Centers; |
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(5) maintenance of effort; and |
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(6) the development or existence of |
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telecommunications systems. |
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(c) The [Texas] Department of State Health Services and the |
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[Advisory] Commission on State Emergency Communications may |
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approve grants according to the [their] jointly adopted rules. A |
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grant awarded under this section is governed by Chapter 783, |
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Government Code, and the rules adopted under that chapter. |
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(d) The [Texas] Department of State Health Services and the |
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[Advisory] Commission on State Emergency Communications may accept |
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gifts or grants from any source for purposes of this chapter. |
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SECTION 4. Sections 777.010(a) and (b), Health and Safety |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) On approval by and in coordination with the governor, |
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the [Texas] Department of State Health Services and the [Advisory] |
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Commission on State Emergency Communications may jointly enter into |
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a contract for the provision of telephone referral and information |
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services or any program or service described by Section 777.003 to |
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any person, including: |
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(1) another state or a political subdivision of |
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another state; and |
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(2) another country or a political subdivision of |
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another country. |
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(b) The [Texas] Department of State Health Services and the |
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[Advisory] Commission on State Emergency Communications shall |
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contract with one or more regional poison control centers to |
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provide the services required under a contract entered into under |
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Subsection (a). The department and the commission may not enter |
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into a contract under this subsection if, in the opinion of the |
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department and the commission, the regional poison control center's |
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performance of the contract would result in a diminishment in the |
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services provided in the region. |
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SECTION 5. Section 777.011, Health and Safety Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |