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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an e-cigarette and tobacco use prevention and cessation |
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program established by the Department of State Health Services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 1001, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 1001.090 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1001.090. E-CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO USE PREVENTION AND |
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CESSATION PROGRAM. (a) Using available resources, the department |
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shall develop and implement an e-cigarette and tobacco use |
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prevention and cessation program. The program must include: |
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(1) a telephone hotline that provides counseling |
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regarding e-cigarette and tobacco cessation, using current best |
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practices; and |
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(2) information about the program and other services |
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provided by the department or the commission that are available to |
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women who are pregnant or postpartum. |
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(b) The department may enter into an agreement with a |
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nonprofit organization to implement this section. |
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(c) The department shall accept all eligible applicants for |
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the program described by Subsection (a) who are pregnant or gave |
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birth in the preceding year. The department shall prioritize |
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providing program services to these applicants. This shall include |
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providing the counseling described in Subsection (a)(1) in the |
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amount and duration consistent with current best practices, to the |
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extent permitted by using available resources. |
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(d) The executive commissioner may adopt rules necessary to |
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implement this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |