84R8112 JSC-D
 
  By: Naishtat H.B. No. 2584
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the authority of the executive commissioner of the
  Health and Human Services Commission to adopt rules defining
  certain medical conditions.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 242.040, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
         (g)  The executive commissioner by rule shall adopt a
  definition of "Alzheimer's disease and related disorders," and may
  adopt by reference a definition published in a generally accepted
  clinical resource for medical professionals. The executive
  commissioner shall modify the definition as necessary to conform to
  changes in medical practice.
         SECTION 2.  Section 247.029, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
         (d)  The executive commissioner of the Health and Human
  Services Commission by rule shall adopt a definition of
  "Alzheimer's disease and related disorders," and may adopt by
  reference a definition published in a generally accepted clinical
  resource for medical professionals. The executive commissioner
  shall modify the definition as necessary to conform to changes in
  medical practice.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2015.