Texas Health and Safety Code
§ 52B.004 — DEPARTMENT POWERS; RULES
HS § 52B.004Title 2. HEALTH · Part B. HEALTH PROGRAMS · Ch. 52B. SICKLE CELL DISEASE REGISTRY
Statute text
View on source(a)To implement this chapter, the department may:
(1)execute necessary contracts;
(2)receive data from health care facilities concerning sickle cell disease cases to record and analyze the data directly related to the disease; and
(3)compile and publish statistical and other studies derived from data obtained under this chapter to provide, in an accessible form, information useful to physicians, other medical personnel, and the public.
(b)The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this chapter.
(c)The executive commissioner by rule shall develop guidelines to:
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 712 (H.B. 107), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.