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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to sickle cell disease health care improvement and the |
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sickle cell task force. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 533, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 533.0091 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 533.0091. SICKLE CELL DISEASE TREATMENT. (a) To the |
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extent possible, the commission shall: |
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(1) in collaboration with the sickle cell task force |
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established under Chapter 52, Health and Safety Code: |
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(A) ensure that health care services provided |
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under a managed care plan to recipients diagnosed with sickle cell |
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disease align with national clinical practice guidelines and |
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protocols for sickle cell disease treatment; and |
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(B) address sickle cell disease education for |
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Medicaid providers, including emergency room providers; and |
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(2) use the commission's existing data to identify |
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opportunities for improving health outcomes of recipients |
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diagnosed with sickle cell disease by: |
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(A) reducing hospital admissions and |
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readmissions; and |
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(B) connecting those recipients to a sickle cell |
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disease health home or sickle cell disease expert. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 52.0003 and 52.0007, Health and Safety |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 52.0003. COMPOSITION OF TASK FORCE. The task force is |
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composed of the following members appointed by the executive |
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commissioner: |
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(1) two members from community-based organizations |
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with experience addressing the needs of individuals with sickle |
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cell disease; |
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(2) two physicians specializing in hematology; |
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(3) two members of the public, each of whom either has |
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sickle cell disease or is a parent of a person with sickle cell |
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disease or trait; [and] |
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(4) one representative of a health-related |
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institution; |
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(5) one representative of the Texas Education Agency; |
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and |
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(6) one representative of the commission. |
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Sec. 52.0007. ANNUAL REPORT. (a) Not later than December 1 |
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of each year, the task force shall prepare and submit to the |
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governor and the legislature an annual written report that |
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summarizes the task force's work and includes any recommended |
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actions or policy changes endorsed by the task force. |
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(b) The task force shall, in collaboration with the |
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commission, include in the task force's annual report |
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recommendations for improving sickle cell disease education for |
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health care providers. |
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SECTION 3. Subtitle B, Title 2, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 52A to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 52A. SICKLE CELL DISEASE CARE EDUCATION AND TREATMENT |
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Sec. 52A.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "sickle cell |
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task force" means the sickle cell task force established under |
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Chapter 52. |
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Sec. 52A.002. EMERGENCY AND PRIMARY CARE MEDICINE GRADUATE |
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MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM CURRICULUM. (a) In this section, |
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"graduate medical education program" and "medical school" have the |
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meanings assigned by Section 58A.001, Education Code. |
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(b) A medical school in this state that offers an emergency |
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medicine, family medicine, or internal medicine residency program |
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shall examine and incorporate to the extent possible in the |
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curriculum requirements for the program education focused on sickle |
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cell disease and sickle cell trait. The medical school may enter |
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into agreements as necessary for the purposes of this section. |
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Sec. 52A.005. INFORMATION FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT |
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PERSONNEL. (a) To the extent possible, the Texas Education Agency |
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shall collaborate with sickle cell disease community-based |
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organizations to provide information on sickle cell disease and |
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sickle cell trait to public school districts and district staff, |
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including school nurses, teachers, and coaches. |
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(b) The commission in collaboration with the sickle cell |
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task force shall explore methods for improving sickle cell disease |
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education and awareness within the public school system and provide |
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recommendations to the Texas Education Agency on the improvement |
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methods. |
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SECTION 4. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human |
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Services Commission shall appoint the new members of the sickle |
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cell task force as required by Section 52.0003, Health and Safety |
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Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 5. Section 52A.004, Health and Safety Code, as |
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added by this Act, applies to residents entering an emergency |
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medicine, family medicine, or internal residency program at a |
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medical school in this state on or after January 1, 2024. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |