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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the executive commissioner of the |
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Health and Human Services Commission to adopt rules defining |
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certain medical conditions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 242.040, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: |
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(g) The executive commissioner by rule shall adopt a |
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definition of "Alzheimer's disease and related disorders," and may |
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adopt by reference a definition published in a generally accepted |
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clinical resource for medical professionals. The executive |
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commissioner shall modify the definition as necessary to conform to |
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changes in medical practice. |
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SECTION 2. Section 247.029, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human |
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Services Commission by rule shall adopt a definition of |
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"Alzheimer's disease and related disorders," and may adopt by |
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reference a definition published in a generally accepted clinical |
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resource for medical professionals. The executive commissioner |
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shall modify the definition as necessary to conform to changes in |
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medical practice. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |