Amend SB 1574 (senate engrossed version) as follows:
(1) Strike page 2, line 27, through page 3, line 2, and substitute the following:
(8) "Reportable disease" means a [includes only a] disease or condition included in the list of reportable diseases and includes a disease that is designated as reportable under Section 81.048.
(2) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 12.0127, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) To the extent allowed by federal law, the department shall provide an equal opportunity to request a waiver of the foreign country residence requirement for an individual described by Subsection (a) who agrees to practice medicine in:
(1) an area that the department determines is affected by an ongoing exposure to a disease that is designated as reportable under Section 81.048;
(2) a medically underserved area; or
(3) a health professional shortage area.