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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an immunization rate tracking system for employees and |
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residents of certain long-term care facilities. |
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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 161.0053 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 161.0053. IMMUNIZATION RATE TRACKING SYSTEM FOR |
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LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES. (a) In this section, "long-term care |
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facility" means a facility licensed or regulated under Chapter 242, |
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247, or 252. |
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(b) A long-term care facility shall maintain a system to |
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track the immunization rates of the facility's employees and |
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residents. The system must include information on: |
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(1) the aggregate immunization rates of the facility's |
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employees and residents; and |
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(2) changes to the aggregate immunization rates |
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described by Subdivision (1). |
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(c) A long-term care facility on request shall provide the |
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immunization rate data described by Subsection (b). The data |
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provided by the facility may not in any manner identify an employee |
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or resident. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |