87R11576 SRA-D
 
  By: J. Johnson of Harris H.B. No. 3673
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the establishment of a sickle cell disease registry.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subtitle B, Title 2, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by adding Chapter 52A to read as follows:
  CHAPTER 52A. SICKLE CELL DISEASE REGISTRY
         Sec. 52A.001.  DEFINITION. In this chapter, "health care
  facility" means:
               (1)  a hospital licensed under Chapter 241; or 
               (2)  any other facility that provides diagnostic or
  treatment services to patients with sickle cell disease.
         Sec. 52A.002.  REGISTRY; CONTENTS. (a) The department shall
  establish and maintain a registry of individuals diagnosed with
  sickle cell disease in accordance with this chapter for use as a
  single repository of accurate, complete records to aid in the cure
  and treatment of sickle cell disease in this state. 
         (b)  The sickle cell disease registry must include:
               (1)  a record of individuals in this state who have been
  diagnosed with sickle cell disease; and
               (2)  any other information regarding individuals who
  have been diagnosed with sickle cell disease that the executive
  commissioner considers necessary and appropriate for inclusion on
  the registry.
         Sec. 52A.003.  DATA FROM HEALTH CARE FACILITIES. A health
  care facility shall provide to the department, in the form and
  manner prescribed by the department, data regarding individuals who
  have been diagnosed with sickle cell disease. 
         Sec. 52A.004.  RULES. The executive commissioner by rule
  shall develop guidelines to: 
               (1)  obtain information regarding individuals
  diagnosed with sickle cell disease from health care facilities; 
               (2)  protect the confidentiality of the individuals in
  accordance with Section 159.002, Occupations Code; and
               (3)  ensure that the registry is developed in a manner
  consistent with the Health Insurance Portability and
  Accountability Act of 1996 (Pub. L. No. 104-191), regulations
  adopted under that Act, and other applicable laws and regulations
  governing disclosure of health information. 
         Sec. 52A.005.  REPORTS. (a) The department shall publish an
  annual report to the legislature of the information obtained under
  this chapter.
         (b)  The department, in cooperation with other sickle cell
  disease reporting organizations and research institutions, may
  publish reports the department determines are necessary to carry
  out the purposes of this chapter.
         SECTION 2.  As soon as practicable after the effective date
  of this act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human
  Services Commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement
  Chapter 52A, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.