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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to access by certain persons to a first responder's |
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immunization history during a disaster. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 161, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 161.00708 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 161.00708. ACCESS TO FIRST RESPONDER IMMUNIZATION |
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HISTORY. (a) In this section, "disaster" means a disaster declared |
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by the president of the United States, the governor of this state, |
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or the governor of another state. |
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(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall establish a |
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process to allow during a disaster direct access to the |
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immunization registry for verification of a first responder's |
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immunization history by: |
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(1) the first responder; and |
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(2) during the preparation for or response to the |
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disaster and with the first responder's electronic or written |
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consent: |
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(A) the first responder's employer; or |
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(B) a person other than the first responder's |
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employer who is acting as the first responder's supervisor for the |
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disaster. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2020, the executive |
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commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall |
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adopt rules to implement Section 161.00708, Health and Safety Code, |
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as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |