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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the information included in a foster child's health |
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passport. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 266.006(b), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The executive commissioner, in collaboration with the |
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commissioner, shall adopt rules specifying the information |
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required to be included in the passport. The required information |
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may include: |
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(1) the name and address of each of the child's |
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physicians and health care providers; |
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(2) a record of each visit to a physician or other |
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health care provider, including routine checkups conducted in |
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accordance with the Texas Health Steps program; |
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(3) an immunization record that may be exchanged with |
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ImmTrac; |
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(4) a list of the child's known health problems and |
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allergies; |
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(5) information on all medications prescribed to the |
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child in adequate detail to permit refill of prescriptions, |
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including the disease or condition that the medication treats; |
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[and] |
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(6) to the extent allowed by federal law, information |
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from the child's electronic health record, as defined by Section |
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32.201, Human Resources Code, including the child's medical |
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history, medical progress notes, and medication list; and |
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(7) any other available health history that physicians |
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and other health care providers who provide care for the child |
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determine is important. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |