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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of educational materials regarding |
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disease prevention 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 H, Chapter 418, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 418.1861 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 418.1861. DISEASE PREVENTION INFORMATION IN |
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DISASTERS. (a) In this section, "department" means the Department |
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of State Health Services. |
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(b) The department shall develop and implement a disease |
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prevention information system for dissemination of immunization |
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information during a disaster. |
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(c) During a declared state of disaster or local state of |
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disaster, the department shall ensure that educational materials |
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regarding immunizations are available to local health authorities |
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in this state for distribution to the following: |
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(1) schools; |
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(2) child-care facilities as defined by Section |
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42.002, Human Resources Code; and |
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(3) community centers offering youth services and |
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programs. |
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(d) The educational materials under Subsection (c) must |
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include: |
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(1) the most recent immunization schedules by age as |
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recommended by the federal Centers for Disease Control and |
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Prevention; and |
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(2) locations, if any, of local providers offering |
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immunizations. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable, but not later than August |
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31, 2020, the Department of State Health Services shall implement |
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the disease prevention information system as required by Section |
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418.1861, Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |