H.B. No. 123
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to an adult diabetes education program in certain county
  hospital systems and hospital districts.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 1001, Health and Safety
  Code, is amended by adding Section 1001.077 to read as follows:
         Sec. 1001.077.  ADULT DIABETES EDUCATION PROGRAM. (a) In
  counties with populations of more than 100,000, the department may
  assist hospital districts and county hospital systems in providing
  an adult diabetes education program. The program must be based on a
  curriculum developed by the Texas Diabetes Council.
         (b)  A hospital district or county hospital system that
  participates in the program shall:
               (1)  make the adult diabetes education program
  available in English and Spanish using the curriculum developed by
  the Texas Diabetes Council; and
               (2)  make the education program available in the
  county, including at each rural health clinic the district or
  system may have.
         (c)  The Texas Diabetes Council shall 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.  Not later than June 1, 2012, the Texas Diabetes
  Council shall develop the curriculum required by Section 1001.077,
  Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 123 was passed by the House on May 3,
  2011, by the following vote:  Yeas 147, Nays 2, 1 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 123 was passed by the Senate on May
  19, 2011, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0
  .
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor