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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of services to certain HIV-infected |
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individuals. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (b) of Sec. 85.061, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 85.061. HIV MEDICATION PROGRAM. (a) The Texas HIV |
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medication program is established in the department. |
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(b) (1) The program shall assist hospital districts, local |
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health departments, public or nonprofit hospitals and clinics, |
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nonprofit community organizations, and HIV-infected individuals in |
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the purchase of medications approved by the board that have been |
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shown to be effective in reducing hospitalizations due to |
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HIV-related conditions. |
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(2) Out of funding available under Subchapter C and D, |
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the program shall assist in the provision of discharge planning and |
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transitional primary care and social support services to |
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HIV-infected individuals in the custody of a local county jail in a |
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county with a population of 3.3 million or more who are nearing |
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release or whose incarceration is of a short duration. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |