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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of a hyperemesis strategic plan. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 35, Subtitle B, Title 2, Health and |
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Safety Code is amended by adding new section 32.047 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 32.047. HYPEREMESIS STRATEGIC PLAN. (a) The |
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commission shall develop and implement a five-year strategic plan |
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to improve diagnosis and public awareness of hyperemesis |
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gravidarum. Not later than September 1 of the last fiscal year in |
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each five-year period, the commission shall develop a new strategic |
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plan for the next five fiscal years beginning with the following |
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fiscal year. |
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(b) The strategic plan must provide strategies to: |
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(1) increase awareness among state-administered |
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program providers who may serve women who are at risk of or are |
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experiencing hyperemesis gravidarum about the prevalence and |
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effects of hyperemesis on outcomes for women and children; |
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(2) establish a referral network of community-based |
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health providers and support services addressing hyperemesis |
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gravidarum; |
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(3) increase women's access to formal and informal |
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peer support services, including access to certified peer |
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specialists who have received additional training related to |
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hyperemesis gravidarum; |
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(4) raise public awareness of hyperemesis gravidarum; |
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and |
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(5) leverage sources of funding to support existing |
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community-based hyperemesis gravidarum screening, referral, |
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treatment, and support services. |
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(c) The commission shall coordinate with the department and |
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the statewide health coordinating council in the development of |
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this strategic plan. |
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(d) The commission, in consultation with the department and |
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the statewide health coordinating council shall annually review and |
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update, as necessary, the strategic plan. |
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(e) For purposes of this section, "hyperemesis gravidarum" |
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means a disorder in which a woman experiences extreme, persistent |
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nausea and vomiting during pregnancy which lead to dehydration, |
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weight loss, and electrolyte imbalances. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |