Amend SB 17 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 2, line 5, between "USE" and the underlined period, insert "AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE".
(2) On page 2, lines 5 and 6, strike "The task force, in coordination with the department" and substitute "Using existing resources, the commission, in consultation with the task force".
(3) On page 2, line 8, between "use" and "screening", insert "screening and domestic violence".
(4) On page 2, line 11, between "use" and "using", insert "and verbally screening a pregnant woman for domestic violence".
(5) On page 2, line 13, between "treatment" and "resources", insert "resources and domestic violence prevention and intervention".
(6) On page 2, line 16, between "use" and "during", insert "and on domestic violence prevention and intervention".
(7) On page 2, line 17, strike "department" and substitute "commission".
(8) On page 2, line 19, strike "department's" and substitute "commission's".
(9) On page 6, strike lines 17 through 19 and substitute the following:
SECTION 8. Not later than June 1, 2018, the Health and Human Services Commission shall make
(10) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 34.004, Health and Safety Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(b) Meetings of the task force are [closed to the public and are not] subject to Chapter 551, Government Code, except that the task force may conduct a closed meeting to review cases under Section 34.007. A closed meeting conducted under this subsection is governed by Subchapter E, Chapter 551, Government Code.
(c) The task force shall:
(1) allow for public comment during at least one public meeting each year;
(2) vote in open session on recommendations made under Section 34.005 to help reduce the incidence of pregnancy-related deaths and severe maternal morbidity in this state; and
(3) post public notice and minutes for meetings conducted for the sole purpose of reviewing cases for selection under Section 34.007.
SECTION ____. Section 34.009(d), Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
(d) Information is not confidential under this section if the information is general information that cannot be connected with any specific individual, case, or health care provider, such as:
(1) total expenditures made for specified purposes;
(2) the number of families served by particular health care providers or agencies;
(3) aggregated data on social and economic conditions;
(4) medical data and information related to health care services that do not include any identifying information relating to a patient or the patient's family; [and]
(5) information, including the source, value, and purpose, related to gifts, grants, or donations to or for use by the task force; and
(6) other statistical information.