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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to awareness of and access to health care service programs |
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available during a disaster or emergency. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 418, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 418.054 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 418.054. EMERGENCY PLAN FOR SPECIALTY CARE |
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POPULATIONS. The division, in consultation with the Department of |
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State Health Services and local governmental entities that have |
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established emergency management plans, shall develop a plan to |
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increase the capabilities of local emergency shelters in the |
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provision of shelter and care for specialty care populations during |
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a disaster. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 1001, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 1001.090 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1001.090. ACCESS TO LOCAL VOLUNTEER NETWORKS; |
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VOLUNTEER MOBILE MEDICAL UNITS. (a) The department, in |
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consultation with the Texas Division of Emergency Management, shall |
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increase awareness of and encourage local government emergency |
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response teams to utilize services provided by local volunteer |
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networks, including the Medical Reserve Corps, that are available |
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in the area to respond during a disaster or emergency. |
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(b) The department shall develop a plan to create and manage |
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state-controlled volunteer mobile medical units in each public |
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health region to assist counties that lack access to a volunteer |
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network described by Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |