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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study on the disparities in the provision of certain |
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health care services to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in |
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this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) In this Act, "commission" means the Health |
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and Human Services Commission. |
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(b) The commission, in collaboration with nonprofit |
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organizations with experience providing health care resources or |
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services to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, shall conduct a |
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study on the disparities in health care services provided to Asian |
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Americans and Pacific Islanders, including disparities in: |
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(1) the provision of mental health services; |
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(2) the provision of reproductive health care |
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services; |
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(3) the provision of health care services due to |
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violence against an individual based on the individual's actual or |
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perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender |
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expression; |
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(4) the provision of health care services due to |
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gender-based violence; |
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(5) provision of gender-affirming health care |
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services; and |
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(6) the availability of language interpreters in |
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health care settings. |
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(c) In conducting the study, the commission shall solicit |
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and consider information from: |
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(1) the Department of State Health Services; |
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(2) the Center for Elimination of Disproportionality |
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and Disparities; |
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(3) the Texas Education Agency; and |
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(4) other state agencies, political subdivisions, or |
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nonprofit organizations as necessary. |
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(d) The commission shall ensure the information collected |
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under Subsection (c) of this section does not personally identify a |
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patient and must disaggregate the data by ethnicity. |
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(e) Not later than December 1, 2024, the commission shall |
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prepare and submit to the legislature a written report containing |
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the results of the study and any recommendations for legislative |
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action. |
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SECTION 2. This Act expires September 1, 2025. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |