HEALTH & SAFETY CODE
CHAPTER 93. PREVENTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND STROKE
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 93.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Cardiovascular disease" means the group of
diseases that target the heart and blood vessels and that are the
result of complex interactions between multiple inherited traits
and environmental factors.
(2) "Council" means the Council on Cardiovascular
Disease and Stroke.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1411, § 25.01, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
§ 93.002. APPOINTMENT OF COUNCIL; TERMS OF
MEMBERS. (a) The Council on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke is
composed of 11 members appointed by the board.
(b) Members of the council serve staggered six-year terms
with the terms of approximately one-third of the members expiring
February 1 of each odd-numbered year.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1411, § 25.01, eff. Sept. 1,
1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1170, § 6.01, eff.
Sept. 1, 2003.
§ 93.003. COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT. (a) A member
of the council may not receive compensation for service on the
council and, except as provided by Subsection (b), may not be
reimbursed for travel expenses incurred while conducting the
business of the council.
(b) The commissioner may authorize reimbursement of the
travel expenses incurred by a member while conducting the business
of the council, as provided in the General Appropriations Act, if
the commissioner finds on application of the member that travel for
council business imposes a financial hardship on the member.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1411, § 25.01, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
§ 93.004. DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT; FUNDS. The department
shall accept funds appropriated for the purposes of this chapter
and shall allocate those funds. The council shall make
recommendations to the department concerning the allocation of
funds.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1411, § 25.01, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
§ 93.005. CONSULTANTS; ADVISORY COMMITTEE. To advise
and assist the council with respect to the council's duties under
this chapter, the council may appoint one or more:
(1) consultants to the council; or
(2) advisory committees under Chapter 2110,
Government Code.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1411, § 25.01, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
§ 93.006. REPORT TO BOARD AND LEGISLATURE. (a) Not
later than January 15 of each year, the council shall report to the
board on the activities of the council in the preceding calendar
year.
(b) Not later than January 15 of each odd-numbered year, the
council shall report to the lieutenant governor and the speaker of
the house of representatives on the activities of the council in the
preceding two calendar years.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1411, § 25.01, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES OF COUNCIL
§ 93.051. CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND STROKE PREVENTION
PLAN; DUTIES OF COUNCIL. The council shall develop an effective
and resource-efficient plan to reduce the morbidity, mortality, and
economic burden of cardiovascular disease and stroke in this state.
The council shall:
(1) conduct health education, public awareness, and
community outreach activities that relate to cardiovascular
disease and stroke;
(2) promote, enhance, and coordinate health
education, public awareness, and community outreach activities
that relate to cardiovascular disease and stroke and that are
provided by private and other public organizations;
(3) coordinate activities with other entities that are
concerned with medical conditions that are similar to
cardiovascular disease and stroke or that have similar risk
factors;
(4) identify to health care providers, employers,
schools, community health centers, and other groups the benefits of
encouraging treatment, prevention, and public awareness of
cardiovascular disease and stroke and recognize innovative and
effective programs that achieve the objectives of improved
treatment, prevention, and public awareness;
(5) provide guidance regarding the roles and
responsibilities of government agencies, health care providers,
employers, third-party payers, patients, and families of patients
in the treatment, prevention, and public awareness of
cardiovascular disease and stroke;
(6) improve access to treatment for and prevention of
cardiovascular disease and stroke through public awareness
programs, including access for uninsured individuals and
individuals living in rural or underserved areas;
(7) assist communities to develop comprehensive local
cardiovascular disease and stroke prevention programs;
(8) assist the Texas Education Agency and local school
districts to promote a public school curriculum that includes
physical, nutritional, and health education relating to
cardiovascular disease and stroke prevention; and
(9) evaluate and enhance the implementation and
effectiveness of the program developed under this chapter.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1411, § 25.01, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
§ 93.052. DATABASE OF CLINICAL RESOURCES. The council
shall review available clinical resources and shall develop a
database of recommendations for appropriate care and treatment of
patients with cardiovascular disease or who have suffered from or
are at risk for stroke. The council shall make the database
accessible to the public.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1411, § 25.01, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
§ 93.053. CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND STROKE
DATABASE. (a) The council shall collect and analyze information
related to cardiovascular disease and stroke at the state and
regional level and, to the extent feasible, at the local level. The
council shall obtain the information from federal and state
agencies and from private and public organizations. The council
shall maintain a database of this information.
(b) The database may include:
(1) information related to behavioral risk factors
identified for cardiovascular disease and stroke;
(2) morbidity and mortality rates for cardiovascular
disease and stroke; and
(3) community indicators relevant to cardiovascular
disease and stroke.
(c) In compiling the database, the council may use
information available from other sources, such as the Behavioral
Risk Factor Surveillance System established by the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, reports of hospital discharge data,
and information included in death certificates.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1411, § 25.01, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
§ 93.054. INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM ANOTHER STATE
AGENCY; CONFIDENTIALITY. (a) To perform its duties under this
chapter, the council may request and receive information in the
possession of any state agency. In addition to the restriction
imposed by Subsection (b), information provided to the council
under this subsection is subject to any restriction on disclosure
or use of the information that is imposed by law on the agency from
which the council obtained the information.
(b) Information in the possession of the council that
identifies a patient or that is otherwise confidential under law is
confidential, is excepted from required public disclosure under
Chapter 552, Government Code, and may not be disclosed for any
purpose.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1411, § 25.01, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
