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AN ACT
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relating to the Interagency Coordinating Council for HIV and |
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Hepatitis. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 81.010, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsections (c), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), and |
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(k) and adding Subsection (h-1) to read as follows: |
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(c) The council consists of one representative from each of |
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the following agencies appointed by the executive director or |
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commissioner of each agency: |
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(1) the Department of State Health Services |
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[department]; |
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(2) the Department of Aging and Disability Services |
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[Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation]; |
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(3) the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative |
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Services [Texas Department of Human Services]; |
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(4) the Department of Family and Protective Services |
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[Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse]; |
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(5) [the Texas Rehabilitation Commission;
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[(6)] the Texas Youth Commission; |
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(6) [(7)] the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; |
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(7) [(8)] the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission; |
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(8) [(9) the Texas Commission for the Blind;
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[(10)
the Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of
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Hearing;
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[(11)
the Department of Protective and Regulatory
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Services;
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[(12)] the Texas Education Agency; |
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(9) [(13)] the Texas Medical Board [State Board of
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Medical Examiners]; |
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(10) [(14)] the Board of Nurse Examiners; |
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(11) [(15)] the State Board of Dental Examiners; |
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(12) [(16)] the Health and Human Services Commission; |
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(13) [(17) the Texas Department on Aging; and
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[(18)] the Texas Workforce Commission; and |
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(14) the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. |
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(e) The representative from the Health and Human Services |
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Commission [department] serves as chairperson of the council. |
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(f) The council may [shall] meet [at least once each
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quarter] on meeting dates set by the council. Each agency that has |
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a representative appointed to the council should [shall] ensure |
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that a representative of the agency attends each meeting [at least
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three quarterly meetings] of the council [each year]. |
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(g) The council shall provide an opportunity for interested |
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members of the public, including consumers and providers of health |
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services, to provide recommendations and information to the council |
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during: |
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(1) any meeting at which the council intends to vote or |
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votes on any matter; and |
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(2) at least one of any two consecutive [quarterly] |
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meetings of the council. |
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(h) The council shall: |
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(1) coordinate communication among the member |
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agencies listed in Subsection (c) concerning each agency's programs |
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in providing services related to AIDS, HIV, and hepatitis; [and] |
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(2) develop a plan that facilitates coordination of |
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agency programs based on statistical information regarding this |
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state for: |
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(A) prevention of AIDS, HIV infection, and |
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hepatitis; and |
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(B) provision of services to individuals who have |
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hepatitis or are infected with HIV; |
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(3) identify all statewide plans related to AIDS, HIV, |
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and hepatitis; |
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(4) compile a complete inventory of all federal, |
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state, and local money spent in this state on HIV infection, AIDS, |
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and hepatitis prevention and health care services, including |
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services provided through or covered under Medicaid and Medicare; |
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(5) identify the areas with respect to which state |
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agencies interact on HIV, AIDS, and hepatitis issues and the policy |
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issues arising from that interaction; |
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(6) assess gaps in prevention and health care services |
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for HIV infection, AIDS, and hepatitis in this state, including |
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gaps in services that result from provision of services by |
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different state agencies, and develop strategies to address these |
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gaps through service coordination; |
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(7) identify barriers to prevention and health care |
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services for HIV infection, AIDS, and hepatitis faced by |
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marginalized populations; |
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(8) identify the unique health care service and other |
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service needs of persons who are infected with HIV or who have AIDS |
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or hepatitis; |
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(9) evaluate the level of service and quality of |
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health care in this state for persons who are infected with HIV or |
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who have AIDS or hepatitis as compared to national standards; |
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(10) identify issues that emerge related to HIV, AIDS, |
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and hepatitis and the potential impact on delivery of prevention |
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and health care services; and |
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(11) provide the information required under |
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Subdivisions (1) through (10) to the Department of State Health |
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Services. |
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(h-1) Each agency listed in Subsection (c) shall provide |
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information under Subsection (h) to the council. The council may |
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request information under Subsection (h) from an agency, and the |
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agency shall comply with the request. |
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(i) Not later than September 1 of each [even-numbered] year, |
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the Department of State Health Services [council] shall file a |
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report with the legislature and the governor containing policy |
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recommendations based on information reported to the council in |
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Subsection (h) relating to: |
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(1) prevention of AIDS, HIV infection, and hepatitis; |
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and |
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(2) delivery of health services to individuals who |
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have AIDS or hepatitis or are infected with HIV. |
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(k) The Health and Human Services Commission [department] |
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shall provide administrative support to the council. |
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SECTION 2. The Interagency Coordinating Council for HIV and |
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Hepatitis as described by Section 81.010, Health and Safety Code, |
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is re-created effective January 1, 2008. |
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SECTION 3. The executive director or commissioner of each |
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agency named in Section 81.010(c), Health and Safety Code, as |
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amended by this Act, shall appoint one representative to the |
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Interagency Coordinating Council for HIV and Hepatitis not later |
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than January 1, 2008. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1370 was passed by the House on May |
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11, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 131, Nays 9, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1370 was passed by the Senate on May |
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23, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |