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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the collection of certain information on a birth |
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certificate. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 192.002, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The section of the birth certificate entitled "For |
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Medical and Health Use Only" is not part of the legal birth |
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certificate. If the birth is the result of a labor induction or a |
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cesarean section, the following information must be collected under |
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that section of the birth certificate: |
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(1) whether the labor induction or cesarean section |
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was performed before the 40th week of gestation; and |
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(2) whether the labor induction or cesarean section |
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was medically indicated. |
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(b-1) Information held by the department under the [that] |
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section of the certificate described by Subsection (b) is |
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confidential. That information may not be released or made public |
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on subpoena or otherwise, except that release may be made for |
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statistical purposes only so that no person, patient, or facility |
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is identified, or to medical personnel of a health care entity, as |
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that term is defined in Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code, or |
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appropriate state or federal agencies for statistical research. |
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The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services |
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Commission [board] may adopt rules to implement Subsection (b) and |
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this subsection. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2011, the executive |
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commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall |
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adopt any rules and the Department of State Health Services shall |
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prescribe the form necessary to implement Section 192.002, Health |
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and Safety Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. Section 192.002, Health and Safety Code, as |
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amended by this Act, applies to the collection of information |
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regarding a birth that occurs on or after January 1, 2012. The |
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collection of information regarding a birth that occurred before |
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that date is governed by the law in effect at the time of the birth, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |