Amend CSSB 7 (house committee printing), in ARTICLE 7 of the bill, by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the article and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of that article accordingly:
SECTION 7.____. Chapter 108, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Section 108.0131 to read as follows:
Sec. 108.0131. NOTICE REQUIRED. A provider who submits data under Section 108.009 shall provide notice to the provider's patients that:
(1) the provider submits data as required by this chapter; and
(2) the data may be sold, collected, identified, or distributed to third parties.
SECTION 7.____. A health care provider is not required to comply with the requirements of Section 108.0131, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, before October 1, 2012.