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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a strategic plan to address hyperemesis gravidarum. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 32, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 32.047 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 32.047. HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM STRATEGIC PLAN. (a) |
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In this section, "hyperemesis gravidarum" means a disorder that |
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causes a woman to experience extreme, persistent nausea and |
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vomiting during pregnancy that may lead to dehydration, weight |
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loss, or electrolyte imbalance. |
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(b) The commission shall develop and implement a five-year |
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strategic plan to improve the diagnosis and treatment of and raise |
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public awareness of hyperemesis gravidarum. Not later than |
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September 1 of the last state fiscal year in each five-year period, |
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the commission shall develop a new strategic plan for the next five |
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state fiscal years that begins with the following state fiscal |
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year. |
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(c) 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 at risk of or experiencing |
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hyperemesis gravidarum about the prevalence and effects of |
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hyperemesis gravidarum on outcomes for women and children; |
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(2) establish a referral network of community-based |
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health care 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 successfully completed additional training |
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related to 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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(d) The commission shall coordinate with the department and |
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the statewide health coordinating council in the development of the |
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strategic plan. |
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(e) The commission, in consultation with the department and |
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the statewide health coordinating council, shall annually review |
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the strategic plan and update the plan as necessary. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than September 1, 2022, the Health and |
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Human Services Commission shall develop the initial strategic plan |
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required by Section 32.047, Health and Safety Code, as added by this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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