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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to creation of a minimum data set for the collection of |
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information on health professionals by the statewide health |
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coordinating council. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 105.003, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (f) to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) At a minimum, the data collected by the council must |
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include the following in regard to each health professional |
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[professionals]: |
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(1) full name and last four digits of social security |
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number; |
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(2) certification, registration, or licensure |
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information, including certification, registration, or license |
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number, issuance date, method of certification, registration, or |
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licensure, and certification, registration, or licensure status; |
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(3) biographical information, including sex, race or |
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ethnicity, date and place of birth, and full primary mailing |
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address; |
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(4) educational background and training, including |
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high school location, highest professional degree obtained, |
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professional school name and location, and graduation year; and |
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(5) practice information, including primary specialty |
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practice, any additional practice with percentage of professional |
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time dedicated to primary specialty and percentage of professional |
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time dedicated to additional practice, location of each practice, |
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full mailing address of each practice, county federal information |
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processing standards code, number of hours per week spent at each |
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practice location, and description of practice settings |
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[(1)their number and geographic distribution;
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[(2)licensure or certification status;
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[(3)specialty areas, if applicable; and
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[(4) trends or changes in license holders according to
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number or geographic distribution]. |
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(f) A state board, agency, or association that certifies, |
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registers, or licenses a health professional in this state shall |
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collect on behalf of the council the information required by the |
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minimum data set established under Subsection (c). The council and |
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a state board, agency, or association that collects data on behalf |
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of the council may enter into an interagency contract regarding the |
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data collection. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |