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TX Health & Safety Code § 81.027 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 81 - Communicable Diseases; Public Health Disasters; Public Health Emergencies|Subchapter B. Prevention and Preparedness|Section 81.027. Trauma Service Area Regional Advisory Council Data Collection and Reporting

Sec. 81.027.  TRAUMA SERVICE AREA REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING.  (a)  Each trauma service area regional advisory council shall collect from each hospital located in the regional advisory council's trauma service area the de-identified health care data, including demographic data, necessary for this state and the area to effectively plan for and respond to public health disasters and communicable or infectious disease emergencies in this state.  The executive commissioner by rule shall prescribe the data each council must collect under this subsection.(b)  A trauma service area regional advisory council shall:(1)  provide the data collected under Subsection (a) to the department; and(2)  make the data publicly available by:(A)  posting the data on the regional advisory council's Internet website; or(B)  if the regional advisory council does not maintain an Internet website, providing the data in writing on request.(c)  Information collected or maintained under this section that identifies a patient is confidential and exempt from disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 866 (S.B. 984), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 81.041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 81 - Communicable Diseases; Public Health Disasters; Public Health Emergencies|Subchapter C. Reports and Reportable Diseases|Section 81.041. Reportable Diseases

Sec. 81.041.  REPORTABLE DISEASES.  (a)  The executive commissioner shall identify each communicable disease or health condition that shall be reported under this chapter.(b)  The executive commissioner shall classify each reportable disease according to its nature and the severity of its effect on the public health.(c)  The executive commissioner shall maintain and revise as necessary the list of reportable diseases.(d)  The executive commissioner may establish registries for reportable diseases and other communicable diseases and health conditions.  The provision to the department of information relating to a communicable disease or health condition that is not classified as reportable is voluntary only.(e)  Acquired immune deficiency syndrome and human immunodeficiency virus infection are reportable diseases under this chapter for which the executive commissioner shall require reports.(f)  In a public health disaster, the commissioner may require reports of communicable diseases or other health conditions from providers without the adoption of a rule or other action by the executive commissioner.  The commissioner shall issue appropriate instructions relating to complying with the reporting requirements of this section.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.170, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0223, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 81.043 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 81 - Communicable Diseases; Public Health Disasters; Public Health Emergencies|Subchapter C. Reports and Reportable Diseases|Section 81.043. Records and Reports of Health Authority

Sec. 81.043.  RECORDS AND REPORTS OF HEALTH AUTHORITY.  (a)  Each health authority shall keep a record of each case of a reportable disease that is reported to the authority.(b)  A health authority shall report reportable diseases to the department's central office at least as frequently as the interval set by department rule.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(28), eff. April 2, 2015.(d)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(28), eff. April 2, 2015.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.172, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 447 (H.B. 246), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0225, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1639(28), eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 81.044 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 81 - Communicable Diseases; Public Health Disasters; Public Health Emergencies|Subchapter C. Reports and Reportable Diseases|Section 81.044. Reporting Procedures

Sec. 81.044.  REPORTING PROCEDURES.  (a)  The executive commissioner shall prescribe the form and method of reporting under this chapter by electronic data transmission, through a health information exchange as defined by Section 182.151 if requested and authorized by the person required to report, or by other means.(b)  The executive commissioner may require the reports to contain any information relating to a case that is necessary for the purposes of this chapter, including:(1)  the patient's name, address, age, sex, race, and occupation;(2)  the date of onset of the disease or condition;(3)  the probable source of infection; and(4)  the name of the attending physician or dentist.(b-1)  In this subsection, "cycle threshold value" means for a communicable disease test the number of thermal cycles required for the fluorescent signal to exceed that of the background and cross the threshold for a positive test.  The executive commissioner shall require the reports of polymerase chain reaction tests from clinical or hospital laboratories to contain the cycle threshold values and their reference ranges.(c)  The commissioner may authorize an alternate routing of information in particular cases if the commissioner determines that the reporting procedure would cause the information to be unduly delayed.(d)  For a case of acquired immune deficiency syndrome or human immunodeficiency virus infection, the executive commissioner shall require the reports to contain:(1)  the information described by Subsection (b); and(2)  the patient's ethnicity, national origin, and city and county of residence.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 447 (H.B. 246), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0226, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1085 (H.B. 2641), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (S.B. 968), Sec. 10, eff. June 16, 2021.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 864 (S.B. 969), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 81.0443 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 81 - Communicable Diseases; Public Health Disasters; Public Health Emergencies|Subchapter C. Reports and Reportable Diseases|Section 81.0443. Standardized Information Sharing Method

Sec. 81.0443.  STANDARDIZED INFORMATION SHARING METHOD.  The department shall collaborate with local health authorities, hospitals, laboratories, and other persons who submit information to the department during a public health disaster or in response to other outbreaks of communicable disease to plan, design, and implement a standardized and streamlined method for sharing information needed during the disaster or response.  The department may require a person submitting information to the department under this subchapter to use the method developed under this section.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 864 (S.B. 969), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 81.0444 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 81 - Communicable Diseases; Public Health Disasters; Public Health Emergencies|Subchapter C. Reports and Reportable Diseases|Section 81.0444. Hospital to Report

Sec. 81.0444.  HOSPITAL TO REPORT.  A hospital shall report to the department and to the applicable trauma service area regional advisory council all information required by the department related to a reportable disease for which a public health disaster is declared.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 864 (S.B. 969), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 81.0445 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 81 - Communicable Diseases; Public Health Disasters; Public Health Emergencies|Subchapter C. Reports and Reportable Diseases|Section 81.0445. Provision of Information to Public During Public Health Disaster

Sec. 81.0445.  PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO PUBLIC DURING PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTER.  (a)  This section applies only to information related to a reportable disease for which a public health disaster is declared.(b)  The department and each trauma service area regional advisory council shall make publicly available in accordance with Subsection (c) the information a hospital is required to report to the department and regional advisory council under Section 81.0444.  The department and each regional advisory council shall ensure that information released under this subsection does not contain any personally identifiable information.(c)  The department shall collaborate and coordinate with local health departments to ensure that all information covering a reporting period is released to the public in a timely manner.(d)  The department shall develop and publish on its Internet website monthly compliance reports for laboratories reporting during a public health disaster.  Each compliance report, at a minimum, must include:(1)  the number of laboratory reports the department receives by electronic data transmission;(2)  the number of incomplete information fields in the laboratory reports;(3)  the electronic format each laboratory used in submitting information;(4)  the number of coding errors in the laboratory reports; and(5)  the average length of time from the date the specimen is collected to the date the department receives the corresponding laboratory report.(e)  The department shall develop and publish on its Internet website monthly compliance reports for hospitals reporting during a public health disaster.  Each compliance report, at a minimum, must include:(1)  the number of incomplete information fields in the hospital reports;(2)  the number of reports a hospital failed to submit in a timely manner; and(3)  the number of identified inaccuracies in the information submitted.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 864 (S.B. 969), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 81.045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 81 - Communicable Diseases; Public Health Disasters; Public Health Emergencies|Subchapter C. Reports and Reportable Diseases|Section 81.045. Reports of Death

Sec. 81.045.  REPORTS OF DEATH.  (a)  A physician who attends a person during the person's last illness shall immediately notify the health authority of the jurisdiction in which the person's death is pronounced or the department if the physician knows or suspects that the person died of a reportable disease or other communicable disease that the physician believes may be a threat to the public health.(b)  An attending physician or health authority, with consent of the survivors, may request an autopsy if the physician or health authority needs further information concerning the cause of death in order to protect the public health.  The health authority shall order the autopsy to determine the cause of death if there are no survivors or the survivors withhold consent to the autopsy.  The autopsy results shall be reported to the department.(c)  A justice of the peace acting as coroner or a county medical examiner in the course of an inquest under Chapter 49, Code of Criminal Procedure, who finds that a person's cause of death was a reportable disease or other communicable disease that the coroner or medical examiner believes may be a threat to the public health shall immediately notify the health authority of the jurisdiction in which the finding is made or the department.(d)  If the department provides to a health authority, who serves in that office part-time as described by Section 121.0245, information on a death from a reportable or other communicable disease reported to the department under this section, the department shall also provide the information to the director of the local health department for the county served by the health authority.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 566 (S.B. 464), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 81.047 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 81 - Communicable Diseases; Public Health Disasters; Public Health Emergencies|Subchapter C. Reports and Reportable Diseases|Section 81.047. Epidemiological Reports

Sec. 81.047.  EPIDEMIOLOGICAL REPORTS.  Subject to the confidentiality requirements of this chapter, the department shall require epidemiological reports of disease outbreaks and of individual cases of disease suspected or known to be of importance to the public health.  The department shall evaluate the reports to determine the trends involved and the nature and magnitude of the hazards.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 81.049 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 81 - Communicable Diseases; Public Health Disasters; Public Health Emergencies|Subchapter C. Reports and Reportable Diseases|Section 81.049. Failure to Report; Criminal Penalty

Sec. 81.049.  FAILURE TO REPORT;  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly fails to report a reportable disease or health condition under this subchapter.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 81.0495 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 81 - Communicable Diseases; Public Health Disasters; Public Health Emergencies|Subchapter C. Reports and Reportable Diseases|Section 81.0495. Failure to Report; Civil Penalty

Sec. 81.0495.  FAILURE TO REPORT; CIVIL PENALTY.  (a)  The department may impose a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 on a health care facility for each failure to submit a report required under this subchapter.(b)  The attorney general may bring an action to recover a civil penalty imposed under Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 864 (S.B. 969), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 81.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 81 - Communicable Diseases; Public Health Disasters; Public Health Emergencies|Subchapter C. Reports and Reportable Diseases|Section 81.052. Reports and Analyses Concerning AIDS and HIV Infection

Sec. 81.052.  REPORTS AND ANALYSES CONCERNING AIDS AND HIV INFECTION.  (a)  The department shall ensure timely and accurate reporting under this chapter of information relating to acquired immune deficiency syndrome and human immunodeficiency virus infection.(b)  The department shall:(1)  quarterly compile the information submitted under Section 81.043(c) and make the compiled data available to the public within six months of the last day of each quarter;(2)  annually analyze and determine trends in incidence and prevalence of AIDS and HIV infection by region, city, county, age, gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, transmission category, and other factors as appropriate; and(3)  annually prepare a report on the analysis conducted under Subdivision (2) and make the report available to the public.(b-1)  The department may not include any information that would allow the identification of an individual in an analysis conducted under Subsection (b) or in a report prepared under that subsection.(b-2)  Expired.(b-3)  Expired.(c)  The department shall annually project the number of AIDS cases expected in this state based on the reports.(d)  The department shall make available epidemiologic projections and other analyses, including comparisons of Texas and national trends, to state and local agencies for use in planning, developing, and evaluating AIDS and HIV-related programs and services.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 447 (H.B. 246), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 81.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 81 - Communicable Diseases; Public Health Disasters; Public Health Emergencies|Subchapter C. Reports and Reportable Diseases|Section 81.053. Data Quality Assurance

Sec. 81.053.  DATA QUALITY ASSURANCE.  The department shall implement quality assurance procedures to ensure that data collected and reported for a public health disaster is systematically reviewed for errors and completeness.  The department shall implement procedures to timely resolve any deficiencies in data collection and reporting.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 864 (S.B. 969), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 81.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 81 - Communicable Diseases; Public Health Disasters; Public Health Emergencies|Subchapter D. Investigation and Inspection|Section 81.061. Investigation

Sec. 81.061.  INVESTIGATION.  (a)  The department shall investigate the causes and effects of communicable disease and methods of prevention.(b)  The department may require special investigations of specified cases of disease to evaluate the status in this state of epidemic, endemic, or sporadic diseases.  Each health authority shall provide information on request according to the department's written instructions.(c)  The department may investigate the existence of communicable disease in the state to determine the nature and extent of the disease and potential effects on the health of individuals and to formulate and evaluate the control measures used to protect the public health.  A person shall provide records and other information to the department on request according to the department's written instructions.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1087 (H.B. 3576), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 81.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 81 - Communicable Diseases; Public Health Disasters; Public Health Emergencies|Subchapter D. Investigation and Inspection|Section 81.062. Witnesses; Documents

Sec. 81.062.  WITNESSES;  DOCUMENTS.  (a)  For the purpose of an investigation under Section 81.061(c), the department may administer oaths, summon witnesses, and compel the attendance of a witness or the production of a document.  The department may request the assistance of a county or district court to compel the attendance of a summoned witness or the production of a requested document at a hearing.(b)  A witness or deponent who is not a party and who is subpoenaed or otherwise compelled to appear at a hearing or proceeding under this section conducted outside the witness's or deponent's county of residence is entitled to a travel and per diem allowance.  The executive commissioner by rule shall set the allowance in an amount not to exceed the travel and per diem allowance authorized for state employees traveling in this state on official business.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0230, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 81.063 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 81 - Communicable Diseases; Public Health Disasters; Public Health Emergencies|Subchapter D. Investigation and Inspection|Section 81.063. Samples

Sec. 81.063.  SAMPLES.  (a)  A person authorized to conduct an investigation under this subchapter may take samples of materials present on the premises, including soil, water, air, unprocessed or processed foodstuffs, manufactured clothing, pharmaceuticals, and household goods.(b)  A person who takes a sample under this section shall offer a corresponding sample to the person in control of the premises for independent analysis.(c)  A person who takes a sample under this section may reimburse or offer to reimburse the owner for the materials taken.  The reimbursement may not exceed the actual monetary loss to the owner.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 81.064 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 81 - Communicable Diseases; Public Health Disasters; Public Health Emergencies|Subchapter D. Investigation and Inspection|Section 81.064. Inspection

Sec. 81.064.  INSPECTION.  (a)  The department or a health authority may enter at reasonable times and inspect within reasonable limits a public place in the performance of that person's duty to prevent or control the entry into or spread in this state of communicable disease by enforcing this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter.(b)  In this section, "a public place" means all or any portion of an area, building or other structure, or conveyance that is not used for private residential purposes, regardless of ownership.(c)  Evidence gathered during an inspection by the department or health authority under this section may not be used in a criminal proceeding other than a proceeding to assess a criminal penalty under this chapter.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.174, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0231, eff. April 2, 2015.|