AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

 

H.B. 123 amends current law relating to an adult diabetes education program in certain county hospital systems and hospital districts.

 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

 

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.

 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

 

SECTION 1.  Amends Subchapter D, Chapter 1001, Health and Safety Code, by adding Section 1001.077, as follows:

 

Sec. 1001.077.  ADULT DIABETES EDUCATION PROGRAM. (a) Authorizes the Department of State Health Services, in counties with populations of more than 100,000, to assist hospital districts and county hospital systems in providing an adult diabetes education program. Requires that the program be based on a curriculum developed by the Texas Diabetes Council.

 

(b)  Requires a hospital district or county hospital system that participates in the program to make the adult diabetes education program available in English and Spanish using the curriculum developed by the Texas Diabetes Council, and make the education program available in the county, including at each rural health clinic the district or system may have.

 

(c)  Requires the Texas Diabetes Council to develop for the adult diabetes education program a curriculum emphasizing life choices that enable a diabetic patient to control the disease and improve the patient's standard of living.

 

SECTION 2.  Requires the Texas Diabetes Council, not later than June 1, 2012, to develop the curriculum required by Section 1001.077, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act.

 

SECTION 3.  Effective date: September 1, 2011.