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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of a state plan for bacterial |
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pneumonia education and prevention. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle D, Title 2, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 94A to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 94A. STATE PLAN FOR BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; EDUCATION AND |
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PREVENTION PROGRAM |
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Sec. 94A.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "department" |
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means the Department of State Health Services. |
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Sec. 94A.002. STATE PLAN FOR BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA. (a) The |
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department shall develop a state plan for prevention and treatment |
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of bacterial pneumonia. The plan must include strategies for |
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prevention and treatment of bacterial pneumonia in specific |
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demographic groups that are disproportionately affected by |
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bacterial pneumonia, including persons with a chronic lung disease, |
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smokers, persons with a brain disorder, persons with an immune |
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system disorder, persons with a serious illness, persons who |
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recently underwent a surgery or trauma, and persons who have had |
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surgery to treat cancer of the mouth, throat, or neck. |
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(b) In developing the plan, the department shall seek the |
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input of: |
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(1) the public, including members of the public that |
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have had bacterial pneumonia; |
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(2) each state agency that provides services to |
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persons with bacterial pneumonia or the functions of which |
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otherwise involve bacterial pneumonia, including any appropriate |
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health and human services agency described by Section 531.001, |
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Government Code; |
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(3) any advisory body that addresses issues related to |
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bacterial pneumonia; |
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(4) public advocates concerned with issues related to |
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bacterial pneumonia; and |
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(5) providers of services to persons with bacterial |
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pneumonia. |
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(c) The department shall biennially update the state plan |
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developed under this section. |
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Sec. 94A.003. BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA EDUCATION AND PREVENTION |
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PROGRAM. (a) The department shall develop a program to heighten |
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awareness and enhance knowledge and understanding of bacterial |
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pneumonia. The department shall: |
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(1) conduct a study to estimate the current and future |
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impact of bacterial pneumonia on this state; |
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(2) conduct health education, public awareness, and |
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community outreach activities to promote public awareness and |
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knowledge about the risk factors, the value of early detection, |
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available screening services, and the options available for the |
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treatment of bacterial pneumonia; |
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(3) provide training to public health clinic staff |
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regarding the treatment, detection, and methods of transmission of |
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bacterial pneumonia; |
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(4) identify to health care providers and employers |
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the benefits of disease awareness and prevention; and |
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(5) develop a prevention program to reduce the risk of |
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transmission of bacterial pneumonia. |
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(b) In developing the prevention program required by |
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Subsection (a)(5), the department may forecast the economic and |
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clinical impacts of bacterial pneumonia and the impact of bacterial |
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pneumonia on quality of life. The department may develop the |
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forecasts in conjunction with an academic medical center or a |
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nonprofit institution with experience using disease management |
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prospective modeling and simulation techniques. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |