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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to outreach campaigns conducted by the Department of State |
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Health Services during certain public health disasters. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 81, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 81.025 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 81.025. OUTREACH CAMPAIGN DURING CERTAIN PUBLIC HEALTH |
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DISASTERS. (a) In this section, "pandemic disease" means a |
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communicable disease that spreads to a significant portion of the |
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population of a country, multiple countries, or the world and that |
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poses a substantial risk of a significant number of human |
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fatalities, illnesses, or permanent long-term disabilities. |
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(b) During a declared public health disaster for a pandemic |
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disease, the department shall conduct an outreach campaign to |
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disseminate information on: |
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(1) the availability of viral testing, treatment, and |
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vaccines to individuals who are uninsured; and |
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(2) the accessibility of the testing, treatment, and |
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vaccines to individuals regardless of their immigration status. |
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(c) The department shall make the information described by |
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Subsection (b) available on the department's Internet website. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |