Texas § HS.33.015 - REPORTS
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§ HS.33.015. REPORTS
REPORTS; RECORD KEEPING. (a) Each physician, health authority, birthing facility, or other individual who has the information of a confirmed case of a disorder for which a screening test is required that has been detected by a mechanism other than identification through a screening of a specimen by the department's diagnostic laboratory shall report the confirmed case to the department. (b) The department may collect data to derive incidence and prevalence rates of disorders covered by this chapter from the information on the specimen form submitted to the department for screening determinations. (c) The department shall maintain a roster of children born in this state who have been diagnosed as having one of the disorders for which the screening tests are required. (d) The department may cooperate with other states in the development of a national roster of individuals who have been diagnosed as having one of the disorders for which the screening tests are required if: (1) participation in the national roster encourages systematic follow-up in the participating states; (2) incidence and prevalence information is made available to participating newborn screening programs in other states; and (3) each participating newborn screening program subscribes to an agreement to protect the identity and diagnosis of the individuals whose names are included in the national roster. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 268 (H.B. 740 ), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013.
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Section HS.33.015 ("REPORTS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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