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By: Deuell |
S.B. No. 2419 |
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(In the Senate - Filed March 13, 2009; March 31, 2009, read |
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first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human Services; |
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April 24, 2009, reported adversely, with favorable Committee |
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Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; April 24, 2009, |
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sent to printer.) |
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 2419 |
By: Deuell |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to preventive treatment for state employees exposed to |
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certain contagious diseases while performing duties of employment. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 607.001, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 607.001. DEFINITIONS [DEFINITION]. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Public[, "public] safety employee" means a peace |
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officer, fire fighter, detention officer, county jailer, or |
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emergency medical services employee of this state or a political |
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subdivision of this state. |
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(2) "State employee" means an employee of this state. |
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SECTION 2. Section 607.002, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 607.002. REIMBURSEMENT. A public safety employee or a |
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state employee who is exposed to a contagious disease is entitled to |
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reimbursement from the employing governmental entity for |
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reasonable medical expenses incurred in treatment for the |
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prevention of the disease if: |
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(1) the disease is not an "ordinary disease of life" as |
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that term is used in the context of a workers' compensation claim; |
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(2) the exposure to the disease occurs during the |
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course of the employment; and |
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(3) the employee requires preventative medical |
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treatment because of exposure to the disease. |
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SECTION 3. Section 607.003, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 607.003. PHYSICIAN OF CHOICE. A public safety |
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employee or a state employee who is exposed to a disease described |
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by Section 607.002 is entitled to be treated for the prevention of |
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that disease by the physician of the employee's choice. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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