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TX Health & Safety Code § 161.471 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 161 - Public Health Provisions|Subchapter S. Allocation of Kidneys and Other Organs Available for Transplant|Section 161.471. Definitions

Sec. 161.471.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Auxiliary aids and services" means:(A)  qualified interpreters or other effective methods of making aurally delivered materials available to individuals with hearing impairments;(B)  qualified readers, taped texts, or other effective methods of making visually delivered materials available to individuals with visual impairments;(C)  provision of information in a format readily accessible and understandable to individuals with cognitive, neurological, developmental, or intellectual disabilities;(D)  acquisition or modification of equipment or devices; and(E)  other services and actions similar to those described by Paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D).(2)  "Disability" has the meaning assigned by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.).(3)  "Health care facility" means a facility licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized to provide health care in the ordinary course of business, including a hospital, nursing facility, laboratory, intermediate care facility, mental health facility, transplant center, and any other facility for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities.(4)  "Health care provider" means an individual or facility licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized to provide health care in the ordinary course of business or professional practice, including a physician, hospital, nursing facility, laboratory, intermediate care facility, mental health facility, transplant center, and any other facility for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities.(5)  "Organ procurement organization" means an organization that is a qualified organ procurement organization under 42 U.S.C. Section 273 that is currently certified or recertified in accordance with that federal law.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 926, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.Renumbered from Health and Safety Code, Section 161.451 by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 23.001(45), eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 45 (H.B. 119), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 161.472 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 161 - Public Health Provisions|Subchapter S. Allocation of Kidneys and Other Organs Available for Transplant|Section 161.472. Formation of Kidney Sharing Pool and Distribution to Longest Waiting Patients

Sec. 161.472.  FORMATION OF KIDNEY SHARING POOL AND DISTRIBUTION TO LONGEST WAITING PATIENTS.  (a)  Under the system for allocating kidneys available for transplant in this state, to the extent allowed by federal law, a statewide pool of 20 percent of the kidneys from deceased donors of each blood type recovered by each organ procurement organization that has a defined service area that includes all or part of this state is provided to a special pool for redistribution to patients who have been waiting the longest for transplantation in this state.(b)  Medically eligible patients with low panel reactive antibodies of less than 10 percent who, in terms of accumulated waiting time, comprise the top 20 percent of all patients waiting will be put in a pool.  As one of those patients receives a transplant, the patient will be replaced in the pool, in turn, by the next longest waiting patient.  Only accumulated waiting time will be used to establish priority access to the pool.(c)  With the exception of assigning points for a six antigen match with zero antigen mismatch, assigning points for human leukocyte antigen (HLA) match will be eliminated by organ procurement organizations that are participating in the pool established under Subsection (a).(d)  After a patient has qualified for entry into the pool established under Subsection (b), the order of distribution is based solely on the length of time each patient has waited.(e)  Use of the pools will be managed by the federal Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network.(f)  A panel of appropriate physician specialists of Texas' Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network members will monitor the listing of patients and the appropriate use of the pools.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 926, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.Renumbered from Health and Safety Code, Section 161.452 by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 23.001(45), eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 161.502 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 161 - Public Health Provisions|Subchapter T. Information for Parents of Newborn Children|Section 161.502. Duties of Department, Executive Commissioner, and Commission

Sec. 161.502.  DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT, EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER, AND COMMISSION.  (a)  The department shall:(1)  establish guidelines for the provision of the information required by Section 161.501;(2)  make available on the department's website:(A)  a printable version of the pamphlet required by Section 161.501(a)(1); and(B)  a printable version of the resource guide required by Section 161.501(a)(2);(3)  update the list of resources and required immunizations in the pamphlet required under Subdivision (2)(A) quarterly;(4)  make the pamphlet and resource guide required by Section 161.501 available for distribution to hospitals, physicians, birthing centers, nurse midwives, and midwives; and(5)  coordinate funding for the development, publication, and distribution of the informational pamphlet and resource guide with other health and human services agencies, and solicit funding for the department's duties under this subchapter through means other than appropriations, such as gifts, grants, and sales of sponsorship or advertising.(b)  The department may include additional information in the pamphlet or resource guide as appropriate for parents of newborns.(c)  The executive commissioner shall develop specific performance measures by which the commission may evaluate the effectiveness of the resource guide under Section 161.501(a)(2) in:(1)  reducing costs to the state; and(2)  improving outcomes for children.(d)  Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 856 (S.B. 800), Sec. 25(7), eff. September 1, 2021.|Redesignated from Health and Safety Code, Subchapter R, Chapter 161 and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 696 (S.B. 316), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 171 (H.B. 1240), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0483, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0484, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 856 (S.B. 800), Sec. 25(7), eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 161.503 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 161 - Public Health Provisions|Subchapter T. Information for Parents of Newborn Children|Section 161.503. Liability Not Created

Sec. 161.503.  LIABILITY NOT CREATED.  This subchapter does not create civil or criminal liability.|Redesignated from Health and Safety Code, Subchapter R, Chapter 161 and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 696 (S.B. 316), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 161.551 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 161 - Public Health Provisions|Subchapter U. Information Regarding Programs for Military Personnel and Their Families|Section 161.551. Definitions

Sec. 161.551.  DEFINITIONS.  (a) In this subchapter, "servicemember" means a member or former member of the state military forces or a component of the United States armed forces, including a reserve component.(b)  In this section, "state military forces" has the meaning assigned by Section 437.001, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1381 (S.B. 1058), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 3.11, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0485, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 161.552 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 161 - Public Health Provisions|Subchapter U. Information Regarding Programs for Military Personnel and Their Families|Section 161.552. Directory of Services

Sec. 161.552.  DIRECTORY OF SERVICES.  (a)  The department and commission shall compile, maintain, and disseminate through the Texas Information and Referral Network and through other appropriate media, a directory of services and other resources, tools, and counseling programs available to servicemembers and their immediate family.(b)  The directory must include:(1)  information regarding counseling services that:(A)  facilitate the reintegration of the servicemember into civilian and family life;(B)  identify and treat stress disorders, trauma, and traumatic brain injury;(C)  address parenting and family well-being, employment, and substance abuse issues; and(D)  provide crisis intervention services;(2)  to the greatest degree possible in the judgment of the department, all private and public community, state, and national resources that protect and promote the health and well-being of servicemembers and their immediate family and that are accessible in the state directly or through electronic media, print media, or the Internet; and(3)  other resources that support the health of servicemembers and their families.(c)  The department and commission shall organize the directory in a manner that allows a person to locate services in a specific community in the state.(d)  The department and commission shall develop and maintain the directory in collaboration with local, state, and national private and government organizations, including:(1)  the United States Veterans Health Administration;(2)  the United States Department of Defense;(3)  the Texas military forces;(4)  the Texas Veterans Commission; and(5)  other public and private national and community-based organizations that provide support to servicemembers and their families.(e)  The department shall provide the directory to the Texas Information and Referral Network of the commission in the time periods and in the manner and format specified by the Texas Information and Referral Network.(f)  The department shall provide the directory on the department's website or through links appearing on the department's website.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1381 (S.B. 1058), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 2.10, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 161.601 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 161 - Public Health Provisions|Subchapter V. Fee on Cigarettes and Cigarette Tobacco Products Manufactured by Certain Companies|Section 161.601. Purpose

Sec. 161.601.  PURPOSE.  The purpose of this subchapter is to:(1)  recover health care costs to the state imposed by non-settling manufacturers;(2)  prevent non-settling manufacturers from undermining this state's policy of reducing underage smoking by offering cigarettes and cigarette tobacco products at prices that are substantially below the prices of cigarettes and cigarette tobacco products of other manufacturers;(3)  protect the tobacco settlement agreement and funding, which has been reduced because of the growth of sales of non-settling manufacturer cigarettes and cigarette tobacco products, for programs that are funded wholly or partly by payments to this state under the tobacco settlement agreement and recoup for this state settlement payment revenue lost because of sales of non-settling manufacturer cigarettes and cigarette tobacco products;(4)  ensure evenhanded treatment of manufacturers and further protect the tobacco settlement agreement and funding by imposing a partial payment obligation on non-settling manufacturers that already make payments on Texas sales under the master settlement agreement until a credit amendment to that agreement that will provide those manufacturers with a credit for payments to Texas is effective; and(5)  provide funding for any purpose the legislature determines.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1305 (H.B. 3536), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 161.603 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 161 - Public Health Provisions|Subchapter V. Fee on Cigarettes and Cigarette Tobacco Products Manufactured by Certain Companies|Section 161.603. Fee Imposed

Sec. 161.603.  FEE IMPOSED.  (a)  A fee is imposed on the sale, use, consumption, or distribution in this state of:(1)  non-settling manufacturer cigarettes if a stamp is required to be affixed to a package of those cigarettes under Section 154.041, Tax Code;(2)  non-settling manufacturer cigarettes that are sold, purchased, or distributed in this state but that are not required to have a stamp affixed to a package of those cigarettes under Chapter 154, Tax Code;(3)  non-settling manufacturer cigarette tobacco products that are subject to the tax imposed by Section 155.0211, Tax Code; and(4)  non-settling manufacturer cigarette tobacco products that are sold, purchased, or distributed in this state but that are not subject to the tax imposed by Section 155.0211, Tax Code.(b)  The fee imposed by this section does not apply to cigarettes or cigarette tobacco products that a settling manufacturer claims as its own, and that are included in computing payments to be made by that settling manufacturer, under the tobacco settlement agreement described by Section 161.602(15)(A).(c)  The fee imposed by this section does not apply to cigarettes or cigarette tobacco products that are sold into another state for resale to consumers outside of this state, provided that the sale is reported to the state into which the cigarettes are sold under 15 U.S.C. Section 376.(d)  The fee imposed by this section is in addition to any other privilege, license, fee, or tax required or imposed by state law.(e)  Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, the fee imposed by this section is imposed, collected, paid, administered, and enforced in the same manner as the taxes imposed by Chapter 154 or 155, Tax Code, as appropriate.(f)  The fee imposed by this section shall be collected only once on each cigarette or cigarette tobacco product on which it is due.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1305 (H.B. 3536), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 161.604 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 161 - Public Health Provisions|Subchapter V. Fee on Cigarettes and Cigarette Tobacco Products Manufactured by Certain Companies|Section 161.604. Rate of Fee

Sec. 161.604.  RATE OF FEE.  (a) For cigarettes or cigarette tobacco products sold, used, consumed, or distributed in this state, as provided by Section 161.603, during the 2013 calendar year, the fee is imposed at the rate of 2.75 cents for:(1)  each non-settling manufacturer cigarette; and(2)  each 0.09 ounces of non-settling manufacturer cigarette tobacco product described by Section 161.602(3).(b)  Beginning in January 2014, and in January of each subsequent year, the comptroller shall adjust the rate of the fee by increasing the rate in effect on the date the adjustment is made by the greater of:(1)  three percent; or(2)  the actual total percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor, during the preceding calendar year, calculated by comparing the CPI-U for December of the preceding calendar year with the CPI-U for December a year earlier.(b-1)  The adjusted rate of the fee determined under Subsection (b) takes effect on February 1 of the year in which the adjusted rate is determined and remains in effect until January 31 of the following year.(c)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the rate of the fee on the cigarettes and cigarette tobacco products of a subsequent participating manufacturer shall, for calendar months beginning before the effective date of a credit amendment, be calculated by substituting 0.75 cents for 2.75 cents in Subsection (a).  For calendar months beginning on or after the effective date of a credit amendment, the rate of the fee on the cigarettes and cigarette tobacco products of subsequent participating manufacturers shall be the same as the rate that applies for those months to the cigarettes of non-settling manufacturers who are not subsequent participating manufacturers.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1305 (H.B. 3536), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 33 (S.B. 1390), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 161.606 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 161 - Public Health Provisions|Subchapter V. Fee on Cigarettes and Cigarette Tobacco Products Manufactured by Certain Companies|Section 161.606. Report to Attorney General Before Offering Non-Settling Manufacturer Cigarettes or Cigarette Tobacco Products for Sale or Distribution in This State

Sec. 161.606.  REPORT TO ATTORNEY GENERAL BEFORE OFFERING NON-SETTLING MANUFACTURER CIGARETTES OR CIGARETTE TOBACCO PRODUCTS FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION IN THIS STATE.  (a)  If cigarettes or cigarette tobacco products of a non-settling manufacturer were not offered for sale or distribution in this state on September 1, 2013, the non-settling manufacturer shall, before the date the cigarettes or cigarette tobacco products are offered for sale or distribution in this state, provide to the attorney general on a form prescribed by the attorney general:(1)  the non-settling manufacturer's complete name, address, and telephone number;(2)  the date that the non-settling manufacturer will begin offering cigarettes or cigarette tobacco products for sale or distribution in this state;(3)  the names of the brand families of the cigarettes or cigarette tobacco products that the non-settling manufacturer will offer for sale or distribution in this state;(4)  a statement that the non-settling manufacturer intends to comply with this subchapter; and(5)  the name, address, telephone number, and signature of an officer of the non-settling manufacturer attesting to all of the included information.(b)  The attorney general shall make the information provided under this section available to the comptroller.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1305 (H.B. 3536), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 161.607 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 161 - Public Health Provisions|Subchapter V. Fee on Cigarettes and Cigarette Tobacco Products Manufactured by Certain Companies|Section 161.607. Penalties for Noncompliance

Sec. 161.607.  PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.  Cigarettes and cigarette tobacco products of a non-settling manufacturer that are sold, used, consumed, or distributed in this state in violation of this subchapter, including cigarettes and cigarette tobacco products for which full payment of the fee imposed under Section 161.603 is not made, shall be treated as cigarettes or cigarette tobacco products for which the tax assessed by Chapter 154 or 155, Tax Code, as appropriate, has not been paid, and the distributor or non-settling manufacturer is subject to all penalties imposed by those chapters for violations of those chapters.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1305 (H.B. 3536), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 161.608 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 161 - Public Health Provisions|Subchapter V. Fee on Cigarettes and Cigarette Tobacco Products Manufactured by Certain Companies|Section 161.608. Appointment of Agent for Service of Process

Sec. 161.608.  APPOINTMENT OF AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS.  A non-settling manufacturer shall appoint and engage a resident agent for service of process.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1305 (H.B. 3536), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 161.609 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 161 - Public Health Provisions|Subchapter V. Fee on Cigarettes and Cigarette Tobacco Products Manufactured by Certain Companies|Section 161.609. Audit or Inspection

Sec. 161.609.  AUDIT OR INSPECTION.  The comptroller or attorney general is entitled to conduct reasonable periodic audits or inspections of the financial records of a non-settling manufacturer and its distributors to ensure compliance with this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1305 (H.B. 3536), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|Sec. 161.610.  COMPTROLLER INFORMATION SHARING.  On request, the comptroller shall report annually to the independent auditor or other entities responsible for making calculations or other determinations under a tobacco settlement agreement or the master settlement agreement, as the master settlement agreement may be amended or supplemented by some or all of the parties thereto, the volume of cigarettes on which the fee required under Section 161.603 is paid, itemized by cigarette manufacturer and brand family.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1305 (H.B. 3536), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 161.611 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 161 - Public Health Provisions|Subchapter V. Fee on Cigarettes and Cigarette Tobacco Products Manufactured by Certain Companies|Section 161.611. Revenue Deposited in General Revenue Fund

Sec. 161.611.  REVENUE DEPOSITED IN GENERAL REVENUE FUND.  The revenue from the fees imposed by this subchapter shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1305 (H.B. 3536), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 161.612 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 161 - Public Health Provisions|Subchapter V. Fee on Cigarettes and Cigarette Tobacco Products Manufactured by Certain Companies|Section 161.612. Released Claims

Sec. 161.612.  RELEASED CLAIMS.  All fees paid by a manufacturer under this subchapter shall apply on a dollar for dollar basis to reduce any judgment or settlement on a released claim brought against the manufacturer that made the payment.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1305 (H.B. 3536), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 161.613 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions|Chapter 161 - Public Health Provisions|Subchapter V. Fee on Cigarettes and Cigarette Tobacco Products Manufactured by Certain Companies|Section 161.613. Application of Subchapter

Sec. 161.613.  APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.  (a)  This subchapter applies without regard to Section 154.022, Tax Code, or any other law that might be read to create an exemption for interstate sales.(b)  This subchapter does not apply to a tobacco product described by Section 155.001(15)(C), Tax Code.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1305 (H.B. 3536), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|