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TX Health & Safety Code § 82.006 (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 82 - Cancer Registry|Section 82.006. Executive Commissioner and Department Powers

Sec. 82.006.  EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER AND DEPARTMENT POWERS.  (a)  To implement this chapter, the executive commissioner may  adopt rules that the executive commissioner considers necessary.(b)  To implement this chapter, the department may:(1)  execute contracts considered necessary;(2)  receive the data from medical records of cases of cancer that are in the custody or under the control of clinical laboratories, health care facilities, and health care practitioners to record and analyze the data directly related to those diseases;(3)  compile and publish statistical and other studies derived from the patient data obtained under this chapter to provide, in an accessible form, information that is useful to physicians, other medical personnel, and the general public;(4)  comply with requirements as necessary to obtain federal funds in the maximum amounts and most advantageous proportions possible;(5)  receive and use gifts made for the purpose of this chapter; and(6)  limit cancer reporting activities under this chapter to specified geographic areas of the state to ensure optimal use of funds available for obtaining the data.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 589, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0254, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 82.007 (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 82 - Cancer Registry|Section 82.007. Reports

Sec. 82.007.  REPORTS.  (a)  The department shall publish an annual report to the legislature of the information obtained under this chapter.(b)  The department, in cooperation with other cancer reporting organizations and research institutions, may publish reports the department determines are necessary or desirable to carry out the purpose of this chapter.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 34, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 82.009 (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 82 - Cancer Registry|Section 82.009. Confidentiality

Sec. 82.009.  CONFIDENTIALITY.  (a)  Reports, records, and information obtained under this chapter are confidential and are not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, are not subject to subpoena, and may not otherwise be released or made public except as provided by this section or Section 82.008(h).  The reports, records, and information obtained under this chapter are for the confidential use of the department and the persons or public or private entities that the department determines are necessary to carry out the intent of this chapter.(b)  Medical or epidemiological information may be released:(1)  for statistical purposes in a manner that prevents identification of individuals, health care facilities, clinical laboratories, or health care practitioners;(2)  with the consent of each person identified in the information; or(3)  to promote cancer research, including release of information to other cancer registries and appropriate state and federal agencies, under rules adopted by the executive commissioner to ensure confidentiality as required by state and federal laws.(c)  A state employee may not testify in a civil, criminal, special, or other proceeding as to the existence or contents of records, reports, or information concerning an individual whose medical records have been used in submitting data required under this chapter unless the individual consents in advance.(d)  Data furnished to a cancer registry or a cancer researcher under Subsection (b) or Section 82.008(h) is for the confidential use of the cancer registry or the cancer researcher, as applicable, and is subject to Subsection (a).|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(90), eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 343, Sec. 2, eff. May 27, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1411, Sec. 23.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 589, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0256, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 82.010 (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 82 - Cancer Registry|Section 82.010. Immunity From Liability

Sec. 82.010.  IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY.  The following persons subject to this chapter that act in compliance with this chapter are not civilly or criminally liable for furnishing the information required under this chapter:(1)  a health care facility or clinical laboratory;(2)  an administrator, officer, or employee of a health care facility or clinical laboratory;(3)  a health care practitioner or employee of a health care practitioner;  and(4)  an employee of the department.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 589, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 82.011 (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 82 - Cancer Registry|Section 82.011. Examination and Supervision Not Required

Sec. 82.011.  EXAMINATION AND SUPERVISION NOT REQUIRED.  This chapter does not require an individual to submit to any medical examination or supervision or to examination or supervision by the department.|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. 3.0257, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 83.001 (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 83 - Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force|Section 83.001. Definition

Sec. 83.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "task force" means the Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1063 (H.B. 1225), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 83.002 (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 83 - Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force|Section 83.002. Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force

Sec. 83.002.  CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE TASK FORCE.  (a)  The Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force is composed of:(1)  20 members appointed by the governor as follows:(A)  one family practice physician;(B)  one pathologist;(C)  one nephrologist from a nephrology department of a state medical school;(D)  one nephrologist in private practice;(E)  one representative from the National Kidney Foundation;(F)  one representative from the Texas Kidney Foundation;(G)  one representative from the South Plains Kidney Foundation of West Texas;(H)  one representative from the Texas Renal Coalition;(I)  one representative from the commission's Kidney Health Care Program;(J)  one representative of an insurer that issues a preferred provider benefit plan or of a health maintenance organization;(K)  one representative of clinical laboratories;(L)  one representative of private renal care providers;(M)  one pediatrician in private practice;(N)  one kidney transplant surgeon; (O)  one primary care physician;(P)  one licensed and certified renal dietitian;(Q)  one certified nephrology nurse;(R)  one representative from a health care system;(S)  one representative of the commission whose duties involve the state Medicaid program; and(T)  one end stage renal disease expert;(2)  two members of the senate appointed by the lieutenant governor; and(3)  two members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.(b)  The governor shall designate a member of the task force to serve as the presiding officer of the task force.  The presiding officer serves at the will of the governor.(c)  Appointments to the task force shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1063 (H.B. 1225), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 83.003 (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 83 - Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force|Section 83.003. Duties

Sec. 83.003.  DUTIES.  The task force shall:(1)  coordinate implementation of the state's cost-effective plan for prevention, early screening, diagnosis, and management of chronic kidney disease for the state's population through national, state, and local partners; and(2)  educate health care professionals on the use of clinical practice guidelines for screening, detecting, diagnosing, treating, and managing chronic kidney disease, its comorbidities, and its complications based on the Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative Clinical Practice Guidelines for Chronic Kidney Disease.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1063 (H.B. 1225), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 83.004 (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 83 - Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force|Section 83.004. Reimbursement

Sec. 83.004.  REIMBURSEMENT.  A member of the task force may receive reimbursement for travel expenses as provided by Section 2110.004, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1063 (H.B. 1225), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 83.005 (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 83 - Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force|Section 83.005. Assistance

Sec. 83.005.  ASSISTANCE.  The commission shall provide administrative support to the task force, including necessary staff and meeting facilities.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1063 (H.B. 1225), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 83.006 (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 83 - Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force|Section 83.006. Report

Sec. 83.006.  REPORT.  Not later than January 1 of each odd-numbered year, the task force shall submit its findings and recommendations to:(1)  the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives; and(2)  the presiding officers of the appropriate standing committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over health issues.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1063 (H.B. 1225), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 83.007 (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 83 - Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force|Section 83.007. Funding

Sec. 83.007.  FUNDING.  (a)  The task force, through the commission, may accept gifts and grants from individuals, private or public organizations, or federal or local funds to support the task force.(b)  The commission shall investigate any potential sources of funding from federal grants or programs.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1063 (H.B. 1225), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 83.008 (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 83 - Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force|Section 83.008. Applicability of Other Law

Sec. 83.008.  APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.  Except as specifically provided by this chapter, Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the task force.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1063 (H.B. 1225), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 83.009 (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 83 - Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force|Section 83.009. Task Force Review and Abolishment

Sec. 83.009.  TASK FORCE REVIEW AND ABOLISHMENT.  (a)  The commission shall review the continued need for the task force at least once every five years.(b)  If the commission determines the task force is no longer needed and should be abolished, the commission shall publish notice of its decision in the Texas Register and on the commission's Internet website.(c)  The task force is abolished on the date stated in the notice required by Subsection (b).|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1063 (H.B. 1225), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 84.001 (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 84 - Reporting of Occupational Conditions|Section 84.001. Short Title

Sec. 84.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Occupational Condition Reporting Act.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 245, Sec. 2, eff. May 23, 1997.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 84.002 (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 84 - Reporting of Occupational Conditions|Section 84.002. Definitions

Sec. 84.002.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Health professional" means an individual whose:(A)  vocation or profession is directly or indirectly related to the maintenance of health in another individual;  and(B)  duties require a specified amount of formal education and may require a special examination, a certificate or license, or membership in a regional or national association.(2)  "Occupational condition " means a disease, abnormal health condition, or laboratory finding that is caused by or is related to exposures in the workplace.(3)  "Reportable condition " means a disease, condition, or laboratory finding required to be reported under this chapter.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 245, Sec. 2, eff. May 23, 1997.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 84.003 (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 84 - Reporting of Occupational Conditions|Section 84.003. Reportable Conditions; Rules

Sec. 84.003.  REPORTABLE CONDITIONS;  RULES.  (a)  Asbestosis and silicosis are occupational conditions that are reportable to the department.(b)  Blood lead levels in adults are laboratory findings that are reportable to the department as provided by department rule.(c)  The executive commissioner may adopt rules that require other occupational conditions to be reported under this chapter.  Before the executive commissioner requires another occupational condition to be reported, the executive commissioner must find that the condition:(1)  has a well-understood etiology;(2)  results predominantly from occupational exposures; and(3)  is preventable.(d)  The executive commissioner shall maintain a list of reportable conditions.(e)  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to administer and implement this chapter.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 245, Sec. 2, eff. May 23, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0258, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 84.004 (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 84 - Reporting of Occupational Conditions|Section 84.004. Reporting Requirements

Sec. 84.004.  REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  The following persons shall report cases or suspected cases of reportable conditions to the department:(1)  a physician who diagnoses or treats the individual with the condition;  (2)  a person who is in charge of a clinical or hospital laboratory, blood bank, mobile unit, or other facility in which a laboratory examination of any specimen derived from a human body yields microscopical, cultural, serological, or other evidence suggestive of the condition;  and(3)  a health professional.(b)  The department may contact a physician attending a person with a case or a suspected case of an occupational condition.(c)  The executive commissioner shall prescribe the form and method of reporting.  The executive commissioner may require the reports to contain any information necessary to achieve the purposes of this chapter, including the person's name, address, age, sex, race, occupation, employer, and attending physician.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 245, Sec. 3, eff. May 23, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0259, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 84.005 (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 84 - Reporting of Occupational Conditions|Section 84.005. Powers and Duties of Department

Sec. 84.005.  POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT.  (a)  The department may enter into contracts or agreements as necessary to implement this chapter.  The contracts or agreements may provide for payment by the state for materials, equipment, and services.(b)  The department may seek, receive, and spend any funds received through appropriations, grants, or donations from public or private sources for the purpose of identifying, reporting, or preventing those occupational conditions that have been determined by the executive commissioner to be injurious or to be a threat to the public health, subject to any limitations or conditions prescribed by the legislature.(c)  Subject to the confidentiality requirements of this chapter, the department shall evaluate the reports of occupational conditions to establish the nature and magnitude of the hazards associated with those conditions, to prevent the occurrence of those hazards, and to establish any trends involved.(d)  The department may make inspections and investigations as authorized by this chapter and other law.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 245, Sec. 4, eff. May 23, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0260, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 84.006 (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 84 - Reporting of Occupational Conditions|Section 84.006. Confidentiality

Sec. 84.006.  CONFIDENTIALITY.  (a)  All information and records relating to reportable conditions are confidential.  That information may not be released or made public on subpoena or otherwise, except that release of information may be made:(1)  for statistical purposes, but only if a person is not identified;(2)  with the consent of each person identified in the information released;  or(3)  to medical personnel in a medical emergency to the extent necessary to protect the health or life of the named person.(b)  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules establishing procedures to ensure that all information and records maintained by the department under this chapter are kept confidential and protected from release to unauthorized persons.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 245, Sec. 5, eff. May 23, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0261, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 84.007 (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 84 - Reporting of Occupational Conditions|Section 84.007. Investigations

Sec. 84.007.  INVESTIGATIONS.  (a)  The department shall investigate the causes of occupational conditions and methods of prevention.(b)  In performing the department's duty to prevent an occupational condition, the department's designee may enter at reasonable times and inspect within reasonable limits all or any part of an area, structure, or conveyance, regardless of ownership, that is not used for private residential purposes.(c)  Persons authorized to conduct investigations under this section may take samples of materials present on the premises, including samples of soil, water, air, unprocessed or processed foodstuffs, manufactured items of clothing, and household goods.  If samples are taken, a corresponding sample shall be offered to the person in control of the premises for independent analysis.(d)  Persons securing the required samples may reimburse or offer to reimburse the owner for the materials taken, but the reimbursement may not exceed the actual monetary loss sustained by the owner.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 245, Sec. 6, eff. May 23, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0262, eff. April 2, 2015.|