Texas Health and Safety Code
§ 105.003 — COLLECTION OF DATA
HS § 105.003Title 2. HEALTH · Part E. HEALTH CARE COUNCILS AND RESOURCE CENTERS · Ch. 105. HEALTH PROFESSIONS RESOURCE CENTER
Statute text
View on source(a)The council shall place a high priority on collecting and disseminating data on health professions demonstrating an acute shortage in this state, including:
(1)data concerning nursing personnel; and
(2)data concerning the health professions in which shortages occur in rural areas.
(b)To the extent possible, the council may collect the data from existing sources that the council determines are credible. The council may enter agreements with those sources that establish guidelines concerning the identification, acquisition, transfer, and confidentiality of the data.
(c)The Department of Information Resources, through the state electronic Internet portal and in consultation with the council and the Health Professions Council, shall add and label as "mandatory" the following fields on an application or renewal form for a license, certificate, or registration for a person subject to Subsection (c-2):
(1)full name and last four digits of social security number;
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Legislative history
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 113 (S.B. 1000), Sec. 2, eff. May 20, 2005. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 486 (S.B. 29), Sec. 1, eff. March 1, 2008. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 973 (H.B. 1504), Sec. 27, eff. June 17, 2011.