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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the Texas Diabetes Council and the state plan for |
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diabetes and obesity treatment and education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 103.001(2), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(2) "Person with diabetes" means a person diagnosed |
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[by a physician] as having diabetes based on nationally recognized |
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standards. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 103.002(a), (b), and (c), Health and |
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Safety Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The Texas Diabetes Council is composed of 11 citizen |
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members appointed from the public and one representative each from |
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the department, the commission, the Employees Retirement System of |
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Texas, the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, and the Texas |
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Workforce Commission vocational rehabilitation services division |
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[Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services]. |
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(b) The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, |
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shall appoint the following citizen members: |
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(1) a licensed physician with a specialization in |
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treating diabetes; |
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(2) a registered nurse with a specialization in |
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diabetes education and training; |
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(3) a registered and licensed dietitian with a |
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specialization in the diabetes education field; |
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(4) a person with experience and training in public |
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health policy; |
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(5) three consumer members, with special |
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consideration given to persons active in the Texas affiliates of |
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the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), the American |
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Association of Diabetes Educators, or the American Diabetes |
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Association; and |
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(6) four members from the general public with |
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expertise or demonstrated commitment to diabetes issues. |
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(c) The commissioner, executive commissioner, executive |
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director of the Employees Retirement System of Texas, executive |
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director of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, and the |
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director of the Texas Workforce Commission vocational |
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rehabilitation services division [commissioner of assistive and
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rehabilitative services] shall appoint that agency's |
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representative to the council. Agency representatives shall be |
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nonvoting members of the council. |
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SECTION 3. Section 103.011, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 103.011. ADVISORY COMMITTEES; WORK GROUPS. (a) The |
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council may establish advisory committees or work groups that the |
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council considers necessary and may determine the appropriate |
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membership for each committee or group. |
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(b) The council shall specify the purpose and duties of each |
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advisory committee or work group and shall specify any product the |
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committee is required to develop. |
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(c) Members of an advisory committee or work group serve at |
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the will of the council. The council may dissolve an advisory |
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committee or work group when necessary. |
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SECTION 4. Section 103.013(a) and (d), Health and Safety |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The department, with the assistance of the council, |
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shall develop and implement a state plan for diabetes and obesity |
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treatment, education, and training to ensure that: |
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(1) this chapter is properly implemented by the |
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agencies affected; |
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(2) incentives are offered for private sources to |
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maintain present commitments and to assist in developing new |
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programs; and |
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(3) a procedure for review of individual complaints |
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about services provided under this chapter is implemented. |
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(d) The department [council] shall submit the state plan to |
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the state agency designated as the state health planning and |
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development agency not later than November 1 of each odd-numbered |
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year. |
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SECTION 5. Section 103.0131, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 103.0131. ASSESSMENT OF PROGRAMS TO PREVENT AND TREAT |
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DIABETES. (a) In conjunction with developing each state plan |
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described in Section 103.013, the department, with the assistance |
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of the council, shall conduct a statewide assessment of existing |
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programs for the prevention of diabetes and treatment of |
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individuals with diabetes that are administered by the commission |
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or a health and human services agency, as defined by Section |
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531.001, Government Code. As part of the assessment, the department |
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[council] shall collect data regarding: |
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(1) the number of individuals served by the programs; |
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(2) the areas where services to prevent diabetes and |
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treat individuals with diabetes are unavailable; and |
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(3) the number of health care providers treating |
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individuals with diabetes under the programs. |
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(b) Not later than November 1 of each odd-numbered year, the |
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department [council] shall submit to the governor, the lieutenant |
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governor, and the legislature a written report containing the |
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findings of the assessment conducted under Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 6. Sections 103.014(a) and (c), Health and Safety |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The council shall address contemporary issues affecting |
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health promotion services in the state, including: |
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(1) professional and patient education; |
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(2) evidence-based [successful] diabetes |
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self-management education strategies; |
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(3) evidence-based strategies to achieve the council's |
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mission [personnel preparation and continuing education]; |
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(4) state expenditures for the prevention, detection, |
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management, and treatment of diabetes and obesity [chronic
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diseases]; and |
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(5) [screening services; and
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[(6)] public awareness of the specific risks and |
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benefits of diabetes and obesity prevention, detection, |
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management, and treatment. |
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(c) The council may establish priorities and make |
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recommendations for program expenditures that align with the |
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council's mission[:
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[(1)
compile and publish regional directories of
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services for persons with diabetes;
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[(2)
design or adapt and publish a handbook in English
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and Spanish relating to diet, exercise, and other self-care
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management skills for persons with diabetes;
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[(3)
study the feasibility of a statewide hotline for
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persons with diabetes; and
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[(4)
study the standards and structure of pilot
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programs to provide diabetes education and training in this state]. |
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SECTION 7. Sections 103.017(a) and (c), Health and Safety |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The department, commission, and Texas Workforce |
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Commission vocational rehabilitation services division [Department
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of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services] shall work with the |
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council to jointly develop, produce, and implement a general public |
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awareness strategy focusing on diabetes, its complications, and |
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techniques for achieving good management. Each agency shall pay for |
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the costs of producing and disseminating information on diabetes to |
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clients served by that agency. |
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(c) The department, commission, and Texas Workforce |
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Commission vocational rehabilitation services division [Department
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of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services] may jointly develop and |
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implement a statewide plan for conducting regional training |
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sessions for public and private service providers, including |
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institutional health care providers, who have routine contact with |
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persons with diabetes. |
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SECTION 8. Section 103.0175, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 103.0175. MATERIALS FOR SCHOOL-BASED AND |
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SCHOOL-LINKED CLINICS. The council, in consultation with the |
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department and the Texas Education Agency, shall develop and make |
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available materials that provide information about diabetes to be |
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distributed to students and the parents of students by health |
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clinics at public primary or secondary schools. |
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SECTION 9. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |