HEALTH & SAFETY CODE
CHAPTER 105. HEALTH PROFESSIONS RESOURCE CENTER
§ 105.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Health profession" means any health or allied
health profession that is licensed, certified, or registered by a
state board, agency, or association.
(2) "Council" means the statewide health coordinating
council.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, § 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1386, § 3, eff. Sept. 1,
1997.
§ 105.002. ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTER. (a) In
conjunction with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and
in such a way as to avoid duplication of effort, the council shall
establish a comprehensive health professions resource center for
the collection and analysis of educational and employment trends
for health professions in this state.
(b) In conjunction with the committee formed under Section
104.0155, to avoid duplication of effort, and to the extent funding
is available through fees collected under Sections 301.155(c) and
302.153(d), Occupations Code, the council shall establish a nursing
resource section within the center for the collection and analysis
of educational and employment trends for nurses in this state.
(c) If the nursing resource section established under
Subsection (b) is funded from surcharges collected under Sections
301.155(c) and 302.153(d), Occupations Code, the council shall
provide the Board of Nurse Examiners and the Board of Vocational
Nurse Examiners, as applicable, with an annual accounting of the
money received from those boards. The council may expend a
reasonable amount of the money to pay administrative costs of
maintaining the nursing resource section.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, § 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1386, § 4, eff. Sept. 1,
1997; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 728, § 9, eff. June 20, 2003.
§ 105.003. COLLECTION OF DATA. (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) At a minimum, the data collected by the council must
include the following in regard to health professionals:
(1) their number and geographic distribution;
(2) licensure or certification status;
(3) specialty areas, if applicable; and
(4) trends or changes in license holders according to
number or geographic distribution.
(d) To the extent feasible, the council shall use a
researcher with a doctorate in nursing to collect, analyze, and
disseminate nursing data that may be used to predict supply and
demand for nursing personnel in this state using appropriate
federal or state supply-and-demand models. The nursing data must
at least:
(1) include demographics, areas of practice, supply,
demand, and migration; and
(2) be analyzed to identify trends relating to numbers
and geographical distribution, practice setting, and area of
practice and, to the extent possible, compare those trends with
corresponding national trends.
(e) Data received by the department under this section that
contains information identifying specific persons or health care
facilities is confidential, is not subject to disclosure under
Chapter 552, Government Code, and may not be released unless all
identifying information is removed.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, § 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1386, § 5, eff. Sept. 1,
1997; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 728, § 10, eff. June 20, 2003.
§ 105.004. REPORTS. (a) The council may use the data
collected and analyzed under this chapter to publish reports
regarding:
(1) the educational and employment trends for health
professions;
(2) the supply and demand of health professions; and
(3) other issues, as necessary, concerning health
professions in this state.
(b) The council shall publish reports regarding the data
collected and analyzed under this chapter related to:
(1) the educational and employment trends of nursing
professionals;
(2) the supply and demand of nursing professionals;
and
(3) other issues, as determined necessary by the
council, concerning nursing professionals in this state.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, § 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1386, § 6, eff. Sept. 1,
1997; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 728, § 11, eff. June 20, 2003.
§ 105.005. RULES. The board may adopt rules to govern
the reporting and collection of data.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, § 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
§ 105.006. ASSISTANCE OF OTHER STATE AGENCIES. The
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board or the department may
require the assistance of other state agencies or institutions of
higher education for the development of, or the collection of data
for, any report.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, § 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, § 10.001(a), eff.
Sept. 1, 2003.
§ 105.007. CLEARINGHOUSE. (a) As part of the
comprehensive health professions resource center, the council
shall develop and establish a clearinghouse for health
professionals seeking collaborative practice.
(b) The council may:
(1) set and collect a reasonable fee to offset the cost
of complying with this section;
(2) solicit, receive, and spend grants, gifts, and
donations from public and private sources to comply with this
section; and
(3) contract with public or private entities in the
performance of its responsibilities under this section.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 965, § 1, eff. June 16, 1995.
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1386, § 7, eff. Sept. 1,
1997.
