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14. Assessment of Section Requires DSHS, in conjunction with Governor, Lieutenant Continue Programs to 103.0131(b), the Diabetes Council and the State Governor, and
Prevent and Treat Texas Health Diabetes Plan, to conduct a statewide Legislature Diabetes and Safety Code assessment of existing programs
for the prevention of diabetes and treatment of individuals with diabetes, including the number of clients and providers and areas where the programs are unavailable. 15. State Health Plan Section 104.024,
Texas Health and Safety Code
Requires DSHS, along with the Statewide Health Coordinating Council, to develop the State Health Plan, which must identify statewide health concerns; availability of resources; and future health service information technology, and facility needs of the state.
Governor Continue
16. Report on Section Requires DSHS, along with the Legislative Continue Cost Data to 104.026(c), Statewide Health Coordinating Budget Board and
Implement State Texas Health Council, to submit a report with cost Governor’s Budget Health Plan and Safety Code data from agencies directly affected by
the State Health Plan. Office
17. Nursing Section 105.008, Requires DSHS, along with the Texas Governor, Senate Continue Workforce Center Texas Health Higher Education Coordinating Committee on
Licensure and Safety Code Board and the Nursing Workforce Center, to study pre-licensure nursing programs.
Health and Human Services, and House Committee on Public Health
18. Report of Sections Requires DSHS to post information Governor, Lieutenant Continue Interagency 114.006 and on effective strategies for employers Governor, and
Obesity Council 114.007, Texas Health and Safety Code
to use to promote workplace wellness, including information on the projected costs and benefits. Requires the Interagency Obesity Council to report on agency obesity programs, the progress towards reaching the goals of each program, recommendations for future goals or legislation, and the cost and benefits of the evidence-based public health awareness plan.
Speaker of the House of Representatives 19. Report of the Public Health Funding and Policy Committee Section 117.103, Texas Health and Safety Code
Requires the Public Health Funding and Policy Committee to make recommendations to DSHS on how to improve public health systems in Texas, and report on the status of the committee’s other duties, such as defining core public health services and identifying funding and policy initiatives.
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Speaker of the House of Representatives Continue - Make biennial (even-numbered years) per Recommendation 5.2
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20. DSHS Response Section 117.151, Requires DSHS to report on Governor, Lieutenant Continue - to Public Health Texas Health the implementation of the Governor, and Make biennial Funding and and Safety Code recommendations of the Public Speaker of the House (even-numbered Policy Committee Health Funding and Policy of Representatives years) per
21.
Recommendations Committee and an explanation of any Recommendation recommendations not implemented. 5.2
Report on the Section Requires DSHS to report on state Governor, Lieutenant Continue Immunization 161.0074, Texas immunization rates by region with a Governor, Speaker
Registry and Rate Health and focus on regions with low pre-school of the House of
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Information Safety Code immunization rates; approaches Representatives, for increasing immunization rates; Legislative services provided and performance Budget Board, measures for contracts in underserved and appropriate areas; exemption data; complaints committees of the about requests for exclusion from the Legislature registry; and recommendations for
coordination with local registries and increasing provider participation.
Report on Section Requires DSHS to conduct Texas Commission Continue Epidemiologic 161.0211(b), investigations to determine the on Environmental
or Toxicologic Texas Health nature and extent of disease or Quality
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Investigations and Safety Code environmental exposure believed to be harmful to public health. Requires any findings or determinations from the investigations that relate to environmental exposures believed to be harmful to the public to be reported in writing to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and that the two agencies coordinate corrective measures as appropriate.
Report of the Section Requires DSHS to report on the Governor, Lieutenant Continue Office of Smoking 161.0901, Texas status of smoking and the use of Governor, and
and Health Health and tobacco and tobacco products in Texas. Speaker of the House (Texans and Safety Code of Representatives 24.
25.
Tobacco)
Community Section Requires DSHS to report a list of each Attorney General Continue Benefits and 311.0455(a), nonprofit hospital or hospital system and Comptroller
Charity Care Texas Health that did not meet requirements for Requirements and Safety Code providing community benefits under Report Section 311.045, Texas Health and
Safety Code. Also requires DSHS to issue a press release regarding the availability of the report.
Annual Statement Section Requires DSHS to report the Attorney General Continue of Community 311.0455(b), number of hospitals that have not and Comptroller
Benefits Report Texas Health submitted their Annual Statement and Safety Code of Community Benefits Report and/
or did not meet their standard, and additional information about the amount of charity care.
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26. Eligibility and Section Requires DSHS to report the not specified Continue Certification for 311.0456, Texas certification of a hospital for limited
Limited Liability Health and liability. of Hospitals Safety Code
27. Drug Demand Section Requires DSHS, along with the Governor, Lieutenant Continue Reduction 461.017(h), Drug Demand Reduction Advisory Governor, and
Advisory Texas Health Committee, to report progress toward Speaker of the House Committee and Safety Code developing and coordinating the of Representatives
goal of reducing drug demand, status and funding of related programs, and recommendations for related legislation.
28. Report on Persons Section Requires DSHS to report the names Presiding officer of Continue Found Not Guilty 533.0095(c), of individuals found not guilty by each house of the
by Reason of Texas Health reason of insanity, the name of the Legislature Insanity and Safety Code facility to which and the length
of time for which the person is committed, and any post-release outcome.
29. Plan for Section Requires DSHS, in conjunction with Governor and Continue Allocation of 533.051(f), an advisory panel, to report on the Legislature
Outpatient Texas Health allocation method for outpatient Mental Health and Safety Code mental health services and the Services and Beds separate allocation of beds in state in State Hospitals hospitals for both civil and forensic
patients.
30. Local Mental Section Requires DSHS to submit a summary Governor, Legislative Continue Health Authority 534.068(f), of the significant findings of audits of Budget Board, and
Audit Report Texas Health local mental health authorities. Legislative Audit and Safety Code Committee
31. Report on Section Requires DSHS to report on Governor and the Continue Electroconvulsive 578.008(b), information reported by psychiatric presiding officer of
and Other Texas Health hospitals, physicians, and facilities each house of the Therapies and Safety Code about equipment registration, Legislature
electroconvulsive and similar therapy use, payment, outcomes, and side effects.
32. Annual Report Section Requires DSHS to report on Lieutenant Governor, Continue on Emergency 773.05713, Emergency Medical Service providers the Speaker of
Medical Service Texas Health including the number of applications the House of Providers and Safety Code received; number denied, approved, Representatives,
suspended and revoked; number and standing of incidents of fraud; number of committees of the complaints; and information on Senate and House Texas Medical Board and DSHS with jurisdiction over coordination. DSHS
33. Medcares Report Section Requires DSHS, along with the Governor and Continue 1001.155, Texas Medcares Advisory Committee, to Legislature
Health and report on grant program activities, Safety Code recipients, results, and outcomes.
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34. Report on Section Requires DSHS to report on the Governor and Continue Veterans Mental 1001.204, Texas number of veterans who received Legislature
Health Programs Health and services; number of peers and Safety Code volunteer coordinators trained;
summary of the grants awarded and services provided through those grants; evaluation of the services provided under the Mental Health Program for Veterans; and recommendations for program improvements.
35. Mental Health Section Requires DSHS to report on the Legislature Continue First Aid Training 1001.205, Texas number of mental health first aid
Report Health and trainings completed by local mental Safety Code health authority employees and
contractors, educators, and non- educator individuals.
36. Report of the Section Requires DSHS, along with the Governor, Lieutenant Continue Council on 110.160, Texas Council on Sex Offender Treatment, Governor, and
Sex Offender Occupations to report on recommendations Speaker of the House Treatment Code related to treatment strategies for sex of Representatives
offenders, treatment standards for licensure, and program improvements.